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Project cooperationUpdated on 24 January 2026

Advanced Soil Biodiagnostics for Ecosystem Health

Associate Professor at National University "Chernihiv Polytechnic"

Chernihiv, Ukraine

About

Traditional chemical soil analyses offer only a static snapshot of nutrient levels. Biodiagnostics, however, treats soil as a dynamic, living system. The soil microbiome is the first responder to external stressors—whether from climate change, chemical pollution, or military impact—serving as a high-precision "early warning system" for ecosystem degradation.

​​We evaluate the state of agroecosystems through key biological indicators:

​Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC): To quantify the active organic living component.

​Enzymatic Activity: Assessing metabolic potential through indicators such as dehydrogenase and phosphatase levels.

​Soil Respiration (CO2 efflux): Measuring mineralization intensity and the efficiency of the carbon cycle.

​Soil Health Index: Developing an integrated scoring system based on biological markers to define "soil health" beyond mere yield.

​Resilience Modeling: Determining the capacity of agrocoenoses to recover from anthropogenic and environmental pressure.

​Climate Mitigation: Optimizing carbon sequestration by managing microbial-mediated organic matter decomposition.

​​The project facilitates the transition from extractive farming to regenerative agriculture. By integrating these microbiological datasets into Digital Twins, we enable stakeholders to predict long-term soil fertility, environmental risks, and climate resilience with unprecedented accuracy.

Stage

  • Drafting - writing the project proposal
  • Completing the consortia

Topic

  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02: Enabling user-centred and open innovation initiatives to enhance soil health in Ukraine
  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions

Similar opportunities

  • Project cooperation

    Soil health monitoring

    • Completing the consortia
    • Offering Expertise to Consortias
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators

    Julien Louvieaux

    Researcher - Lecturer at Haute Ecole provinciale de Hainaut Condorcet

    Ath, Belgium

  • Project cooperation

    SOIL-LIFE – Living Soil Solutions for Carbon Sequestration and Farm Resilience

    • Offering Expertise to Consortias
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-03: Standardising and supporting climate services to serve climate adaptation
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-06: Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: the past as key to the future
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-05: Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic biosynthesis in soils – a One-Health perspective
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-two-stage: Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-05: Demonstrating solutions to protect and preserve cultural heritage from the impacts of climate change
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-06: Improving climate resilience of inland waterways, their surroundings and related water infrastructures
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-08-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-01: National Adaptation Hubs - Bringing together the national level with the engaged regional and local levels (multi-level governance)

    Anna Edlund

    Chief Scientific Officer at Oath Inc.

    Stockholm, Sweden

  • Project cooperation

    University of Burgos (ICCRAM) – Partner search for Horizon Europe Mission Soil 2026: Living Labs, Soil Monitoring, One-Health & Soil Resilience

    • Offering Expertise to Consortias
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Drafting - writing the project proposal
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02: Enabling user-centred and open innovation initiatives to enhance soil health in Ukraine
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-05: Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic biosynthesis in soils – a One-Health perspective
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-two-stage: Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-08-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators

    Diego Soto

    Senior researcher at ICCRAM - University of Burgos

    Burgos, Spain