Partners

ANCI Toscana

ANCI Toscana is the regional association of Tuscan municipalities, supporting local governments through advocacy, training, and initiatives that promote sustainable development and innovation.

Association Française pour l’Étude du Sol

The French Soil Science Society (AFES), created in 1934, is a learned society that brings together all those interested in the various aspects of soil science: researchers, teachers, students, technicians, farmers and any member of civil society whose activities are related to soil science. 

As coordinator, we aim to create perennial, interconnected communities at European level in 8 countries. Our objective is to create the right conditions for this dialogue between scientific and artistic stakeholders to find new ways of raising awareness among as many people as possible of the importance of better understanding and preserving soils. We are proud to lead this project and make it last overtime after 2028. 

Cleantech Bulgaria

Cleantech Bulgaria is a business and innovation network focused on clean technologies, sustainable development, and fostering a dynamic ecosystem through partnerships with leading companies, universities, research institutions, and governmental bodies. 

The SOILSCAPE project serves as a unique bridge between soil, people, art, and culture, uniting diverse communities to cultivate soil literacy and celebrate its significance. For Cleantech Bulgaria, the project stands out with its innovative use of art-based methodologies to enhance soil intelligence, raise public awareness, and address the critical challenges that soils face in the modern world. 

Clust-ER CREATE

Clust-ER CREATE is an association of public and private entities: companies, research centres and training institutions that share skills, ideas and resources to support the competitiveness of the sector. 

Skills, experiences and knowledge of Clust-ER CREATE members will support the development of an innovative approach supporting a wide and deep awareness about the importance of SOIL. Cultural and creativity play a strategic role to reach all the SOILSCAPE project objectives. 

National Centre for Scientific Research

The CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) is a leading multidisciplinary research organization in France, dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge through fundamental and applied research across various fields.

Cologne Game Lab

The Cologne Game Lab (CGL) of the TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences offers several study programs, develops digital games and researches interactive content.  

Through research projects like Greening Games and STRATEGIES, CGL is invested in the link between digital games and the environment. SOILSCAPE offers a unique perspective on soils and their place in art, culture, and games, which will be explored via hackathons across Europe in relation to soil trails and soil literacy. 

German Soil Science Society

The German Soil Science Society (DBG) is a scientific organization with around 2000 members, dedicated to advancing soil science research and promoting awareness of soil-related issues.  

The SOILSCAPE project helps the DBG bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public understanding by transforming complex soil science into accessible language and creative, artistic expressions. Through these innovative approaches, the project enhances societal awareness of the importance of soils and inspires greater commitment to soil protection. 

European Rural Development Network

We are a research network focused on agriculture and rural development. 

SOILSCAPE results are vital for us as a signatory of the Mission Soil Manifesto and a group of people fully aware of the importance of soil health! 

Research Institute of Organic Agriculture

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) is one of the world’s leading research and information centres for organic agriculture. In organic farming, soil is not only the basis of life and the habitat for plants, animals and humans: It also stores nutrients and water, filters pollutants and binds large amounts of carbon.

SOILSCAPE helps to raise awareness and understanding of soils within and beyond agriculture.

Euroquality

Euroquality is a consulting firm specializing in innovation and European projects, assisting organizations with funding, project management, and technological development.

Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)

The School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (BFH-HAFL) is one of six departments of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. It is one of the leading research and teaching institutions in Switzerland related to soil science applied to agronomy and forestry.

SOILSCAPE is a unique opportunity to explore the fundamental narratives related to soil and develop and apply innovative messages to advance a sustainable use of the underappreciated multifunctional skin of the earth.

International Centre for Research in Agroforesty

CIFOR-ICRAF is a non-profit science institution using trees, forests, and agroforestry landscapes to address global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security through innovative research, partnerships, and policy engagement.

ICRAF investigates international funding motivations, co-designs research frameworks, and links soil initiatives to enhance global soil health efforts. It also supports the development of a Soil Individual Impact Calculator and designs policy recommendations for soil restoration and preservation. 

LUT University

Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (LUT University) – one of the top universities in the world for climate action – is a public science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of technology, business and social sciences. 

LUT’s strategic choices, scientific research, academic education and social interaction are all guided by the principles of ecological, economic and social sustainability, and we at LUT believe that SOILSCAPE responds in a novel and effective way to the challenging aim of improving soil literacy and soil health that are vital for sustainability. To follow through with the project objectives, LUT contributes to the multi- and interdisciplinary set of competences needed for SOILSCAPE, capitalising on its expertise in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, including at the intersection of art and science/research, with the goal of driving innovative, unique and creative synergies. 

Receptive Field

Reframe Food

RFF is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to revolutionizing the agrifood sector through innovation, technology, and a steadfast commitment to food sustainability.  

SOILSCAPE is a unique project for our organization, that steps away from technological and digital solutions to achieve positive environmental impact. The Open Call program will also expand the art-soil ecosystem and focus on creative and participatory solutions to engage citizens with soil conservation. 

Serralves Foundation

Serralves is a cultural institution located in the city of Porto, whose mission is to stimulate public the awareness and knowledge of audiences from diverse backgrounds and ages related to Contemporary Art, Architecture, Cinema, Landscape, Environment, and critical issues facing society and its future, in an integrated manner, based on the Foundation’s exceptional heritage assets that includes the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Villa, the Park and the House of Cinema – Casa do cinema Manoel de Oliveira.

Multidisciplinary and true to its mission, the Serralves Foundation is considered to be one of Portugal’s most successful and consolidated cultural projects, with unique international projection and recognition.

The creation of the Serralves Foundation in 1989, as a private institution of public utility, marked the beginning of an innovative partnership between the Portuguese State and civil society. After more than 35 years, Serralves aims to be recognized nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in the aforementioned, fostering diverse cultural offers through a sustained and innovative approach that attracts different audiences and engenders community support.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication and information.  

UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe is leading Work Package 1 dedicated to analysing the present societal and mental landscape of human-soil relations across scales and Task 6.3 providing international outreach to the project activities. 

Visit our SOILSCAPE action page and watch the video dedicated to World Soil Day.

University of Coimbra

The University of Coimbra is an institution for the creation, critical analysis, transfer and dissemination of culture, science and technology, through which it contributes to economic and social development, environmental protection, the promotion of social justice and an informed and responsible society, and the consolidation of knowledge-based sovereignty.  

UC believes that a diverse range of perspectives is crucial for understanding the complex relationship between people and the planet, as well as the territories and communities we inhabit and so we are deeply committed to sharing knowledge with the public and the productive sector, with a particular focus on the sustainability of territories and the well-being of local communities. We anticipate that SOILSCAPE will not only foster collaboration between the scientific and artistic communities but also, by doing so, equip us with new and powerful soil-art tools to communicate this vital message and significantly increase awareness of the importance of soil and its preservation. 

University of Göttingen

The Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL) at the University of Göttingen focuses on interdisciplinary research and education to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable land use practices.  

SOILSCAPE supports our mission by developing innovative communication methods and artistic approaches to raise public awareness about the critical importance of soil. The project’s results will help us bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and societal understanding, fostering broader engagement with sustainable land use and soil conservation.