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Deadline: January 31, 2027
Deadline: January 31, 2027 Applications are open for the Land and Soil Management Award 2026/2027. The prize rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil threats i.e. soil degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding and landslides. In doing so, the award sheds light on outstanding achievements, encouraging new concepts of land and soil protection and their implementation in land management, as well as enhancing awareness about the importance of land and soil functions. Open to farmers, landowners, land managers, groups of farmers, on their own or in collaboration with research institutes, universities and/or private companies; Have to be based in Europe. The call for application is open until January 31, 2027. The award is bestowed during the Forum for the Future of Agriculture event (April 20, 2027). Click here to apply For more information, visit Land and Soil Management Award.
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Applications are open for the Land and Soil Management Award 2026/2027. The prize rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil threats i.e. soil degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding and landslides.
In doing so, the award sheds light on outstanding achievements, encouraging new concepts of land and soil protection and their implementation in land management, as well as enhancing awareness about the importance of land and soil functions.
This award has been launched in 2008 by the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO), under the auspices of the European Commission (DG Environment, DG Agriculture and the Joint Research Centre) and in association with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) of Vienna, Syngenta International AG, as well as the Centre for Soil and Environmental Sciences of the Ljubljana University. Since then, the award jury has selected outstanding achievements throughout Europe in the field of sustainable soil and land management.
€5,000 as well as a diploma of recognition are awarded to the winning project every year.
Open to farmers, landowners, land managers, groups of farmers, on their own or in collaboration with research institutes, universities and/or private companies;
Have to be based in Europe.
The call for application is open until January 31, 2027. The award is bestowed during the Forum for the Future of Agriculture event (April 20, 2027).
For more information, visit Land and Soil Management Award.
Open to farmers, landowners, land managers, groups of farmers, on their own or in collaboration with research institutes, universities and/or private companies; Have to be based in Europe.
The call for application is open until January 31, 2027. The award is bestowed during the Forum for the Future of Agriculture event (April 20, 2027).
For more information, visit Land and Soil Management Award.
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