What you will explore

What you will explore

The MOOC is organized into four modules that gradually build your understanding of soils and their role in our world.

Module 1 – Soil services: Why soils matter
Discover why soils are essential for ecosystems, food production, climate regulation, and human well-being, and explore how soils support life on Earth in many visible and invisible ways.

Module 2 – Soil diversity
Explore the remarkable diversity of soils and learn how different soils form and develop across landscapes through the interaction of climate, organisms, topography, parent material, and time.

Module 3 – Threats to soils
Understand major threats to soils and examine real-world examples of how people across Europe are working to protect and restore them.

Module 4 – Becoming active for soils
Reflect on your own relationship with soils and explore how you can contribute to soil literacy - the understanding, awareness, and actions that help individuals and societies value and care for soils.

You can watch the second part of the teaser to learn more about these modules.