Saving:Soils

Dec 06, 2021

[Project completed] With its project “Saving:Soils”, CIPRA is working for a trend reversal in the use of land in peri-urban areas in order to put scientific findings into practice, make pilot examples visible and encourage imitation.

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Healthy soils provide food, ensure biodiversity, offer recreational spaces and mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis. Nevertheless, areas and soils are being concreted over and sealed on a daily basis throughout Europe, especially around cities. New settlements, roads, industrial or commercial areas are constantly being built in these peri-urban areas. In addition, wind, water, biomass and solar plants have to be built for the energy transition – meaning that conflicts of use are inevitable. With the project “Saving:Soils – for a trend reversal in the use of land in peri-urban areas”, CIPRA is making good examples visible and working out approaches to solutions along with three pilot regions. Saving:Soils brings everyone together around one table: spatial planning experts, civil society, administrative authorities and young adults.

Duration: July 2021 – May 2022

The project is supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) within the framework of the European Environment Initiative (EURENI).

Publication

Publication
Type	Title
	Save land, save soils: What do we need for a turnaround in land management in peri-urban areas?

Workshops

Workshops
Type	Title
	Densifier et desimpermeabiliser: Pistes d'apprentissage pratique, Atelier Chado GAP
	EU Missions: Soil Deal for Europe, Sandra Heinzelmann (Unit F2 Research and Innovation – Soil Mission Secretariat, European Commission - DG Agriculture and Rural Development)
	Innenentwicklung, Böden und Multifunktionalität: Herausforderungen für die Zukunft, Thomas Wirth (Ressortvorsteher Hochbau und Liegenschaften, Gemeinde Hombrechtikon/CH)
	Land saving in Germany/Bavaria: Targets and instruments, Florian Lintzmeyer (ifuplan)
	Saving:Soils. For a trend reversal in the use of land in peri-urban areas, Wolfgang Pfefferkorn (CIPRA International)
	Schutzgut Boden: Kompensation durch Entsiegelung?!, Ricarda Miller (Schnittstelle Boden)
	Schwammstadt und Jahresabfluss, Michael Brögli (Team Holinger)
	Soil saving strategies in Switzerland, Sven-Erik Rabe (ETH Zürich, incolab)
	Wagon Landscaping: Exemples de missions de l'agence, Mathieu Gontier
	Workshop Auerbergland/D, ifuplan