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Strengthening Soil Health through Living Labs and empowering Local Communities for Sustainable Land management in North-West Africa (SoLLico)

SoLLico aims to tackle soil health degradation in regions of N and W Africa (NWA) located in or near the Sahelian belt, facing acute soil health degradation, by establishing 12 Community-led Restoration Soil Living Labs (CoRe-SoiLLs) across 6 African countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Ghana, and The Gambia) as real-world hubs to test and scale locally adapted soil restoration solutions, combining indigenous knowledge with scientific innovation. These CoRe-SoiLLs will bring together experts from soil science, agronomy, ICT and social sciences to co-develop agroecological and Nature-based solutions (NBS) for improving soil health. Throughout the project’s 48 months implementation, SoLLico will ensure the active stakeholder engagement —including local communities, policymakers, researchers, smallholders and industry- in the co-creation of solutions for soil health degradation challenges. In addition, a dedicated Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) scheme will fund 24 local “Soil Stewardship Groups” (SSGs) to demonstrate agroecological practices and NBS, monitor soil health indicators, build local capacity, raise awareness, and receive support for the implementation of co-developed business models (such as voluntary carbon credits), ensuring long-term benefits for the communities. SoLLico responds to the Mission Soil Objectives by contributing to land degradation reduction related to desertification, conserving and increasing soil organic carbon stocks, reducing soil pollution and enhancing restoration, preventing erosion, improving soil structure, and increasing soil literacy in society. By the end of the project, SoLLiCo will have contributed to Europe’s soil health agenda by delivering scalable, region-specific strategies to restore soils in African regions, foster social innovation and support long-term economic viability.

Agroécologie, Soil living labs, Nature-based solutions

Biodiversité, Ingénierie écologique

Soils

Sustainability, Agroécologie, Soils

The exploratory PEPR FairCarboN aims to strengthen, structure, and enhance the international visibility of the French scientific community studying carbon in continental ecosystems, while also increasing its visibility among stakeholders. Co‑led by CNRS and INRAE, and funded with €40 million over seven years (2023–2029), FairCarboN seeks to clarify the potential contribution of continental ecosystems to climate‑change mitigation—an essential component for achieving the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement

Séquestration du carbone, Agroécologie, Soils

Séquestration du carbone, Carbon neutrality, Rhizodeposition, Root

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Anthropogenic pressure, contaminants and water resource in the Andean Altiplano (Bolivia): towards resilience strategies Water resources in the Andean Altiplano are being degraded in both quantity and quality by anthropogenic pressure and global change. Based on multidisciplinary projects co-constructed between scientists from Bolivia (UMSA) and from the IRD, the LMI ALTIPLANO will strengthen and develop research actions to understand the links between “Humans, Environment and Resources”. The research will focus on the study of anthropogenic (mining, agriculture and urban) practices and their impacts on access and quality of water resources and associated elemental contaminant issues. The development of surveillance and alert systems (remote and in situ sensing, biomonitoring), and mitigation or remediation strategies geoengineering, regulation, etc.) in association with local communities (participative science) will allow the development of resilience strategies for the sustainable management of Andean socio-ecosystems. The LMI will facilitate the involvement and training of early career Bolivian scientists on complex nexus subjects (Water resources, Mines, Environment, and health and socio-environment), respecting the objectives of parity.

Mines