Where do you fit in soil governance?

Sources and additional reading

• Council of the European Union (2024–2025). Council position documents on the proposal for a directive on soil monitoring and resilience.
• European Commission (2006). Proposal for a directive establishing a framework for the protection of soil (Soil Framework Directive) (COM(2006) 232 final).
• European Commission (2014). Regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT): State of play and outlook (COM(2014) 368 final).
• European Commission (2019). The European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640 final).
• European Commission (2021). EU Soil Strategy for 2030 (COM(2021) 699 final).
• European Commission (2023). Proposal for a directive on soil monitoring and resilience (COM(2023) 416 final).
• European Environment Agency (2025). Europe's environment 2025: knowledge for resilience, prosperity and sustainability.
• European Parliament (2023–2025). Procedure file: Soil monitoring and resilience directive (Legislative Observatory, OEIL).
• European Union (2025). Directive (EU) 2025/2360 on soil monitoring and resilience.
• FAO & ITPS (2015). Status of the world's soil resources (SWSR) — Main report.
• FAO (2021). State of knowledge of soil biodiversity — Status, challenges and potentialities.
• Hannam, I. (2022). Soil governance and land degradation neutrality. Soil Security, 6, 100030.
• Peake, L. R., & Robb, C. (2022). The global standard bearers of soil governance. Soil Security, 6, 100039.
• Heuser, I. (2022). Soil governance in the current European Union law and in the European Green Deal. Soil Security, 6, 100053.
• Newig, J., & Fritsch, O. (2009). Environmental governance: Participatory, multi-level — and effective? Environmental Policy and Governance, 19(3), 197–214.
• Ostrom, E. (2010). Polycentric systems for coping with collective action and global environmental change. Global Environmental Change, 20(4), 550–557.
• UNEP (2019). Environmental rule of law: First global report.