Project
Holisoils
HoliSoils’ overall goal is to develop a harmonised soil monitoring framework. The project identifies and tests novel soil management practices that aim to mitigate climate change and sustain provision of various ecosystem services essential for human livelihoods and wellbeing.
HoliSoils develops tools for soil monitoring, refine GHG assessment of the LULUCF sector, enhance efficiency of GHG mitigation actions, and improve numerical forecasting of soil-based mitigation, adaptation and ecosystem services. Activities consist of monitoring experimental sites across Europe, to assess impacts of forest management on soil carbon sequestration and soil biodiversity. In the Netherlands, experimental sites are placed in three locations: Zwolse Bos, Ugchelen & Kroondomein, Hoge Veluwe & Buunderkamp. WR’s main task is to develop and test the European forest soils module of EFISCEN-Space, covering most of the European forests in detail. Results are relevant for the LULUCF reporting and forest management practices that aim at implementing climate smart forestry (CSF) regimes. These implementations also connect to the Dutch forest-climate pilots under the Dutch Climate Agreement including 30 partners at more than 100 locations across the country.