Soil
Public policy support – Soil
INRAE scientists and their partners talk about the research, expertise, training and joint management activities they carry out together to inform public policy for in soil biodiversity, soil monitoring and sober and sustainable soil management.
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Permanent public policy support systems
Within the research-expertise-public policy support continuum, permanent public policy support systems are dedicated to supporting public policies and have their own permanent resources. INRAE is involved in various ways in the research-expertise-public policy support continuum.
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Scientists talk about their public policy support activities
Measuring soil quality to anticipate future public policies
“The aim of this programme is to monitor changes in soil over time by analysing various parameters…”
Claudy Jolivet
Soil scientist and research engineer at INRAE, coordinator of the RMQS
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Measuring soil quality to anticipate future public policiesOur partners talk about their collaboration with scientists
Info&Sols: invaluable INRAE expertise in support of European institutions
“In these European meeting places, the GIS Sol teams play an essential role. They promote the French soil monitoring system […]”.
Rainer Baritz
Chair of the European Soil Partnership and Soil Project Manager at the…
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Info&Sols: invaluable INRAE expertise in support of European institutionsThe Grand Est Chamber of Agriculture, a regional partner of GIS Sol
“The Chambers of Agriculture in Alsace and Lorraine have been involved since the 1990s in the Inventaire, Gestion et Conservation des Sols programme of the GIS Sol […]”.
Joëlle Sauter
Engineer in charge of the Soils and Fertility team at the Grand…
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: The Grand Est Chamber of Agriculture, a regional partner of GIS SolADEME, a GIS Sol partner: tools for the ecological transition based on soil data
“ADEME has been involved in the GIS Sol since it was set up in 2001, both in its funding and in the way it operates and uses its data.
Jérome Mousset
Director of Bioeconomy and Renewable Energy at ADEME
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: ADEME, a GIS Sol partner: tools for the ecological transition based on soil dataPhytopharmacovigilance, a unique system in Europe set up by Anses
“[…] This system provides a wealth of data on the presence of residues of plant protection products in the environment […]”.
Fabrizio Botta
Deputy Head of the National Phytopharmacovigilance Scheme at Anses
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Phytopharmacovigilance, a unique system in Europe set up by AnsesThe Ministry of Agriculture, INRAE’s partner in soil monitoring
“[…] The question of how to make the most of soil data and how to access them was central to the renewal of our agreement with the GIS Sol […]”.
Emmanuel Steinmann
French Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: The Ministry of Agriculture, INRAE’s partner in soil monitoringMonitoring the state of French soils by the Ministry of Ecology
“…] the MTEECPR focuses not only on knowledge of the state of soils but also on the pressures that are exerted on them”.
Béatrice Michalland
French Ministry of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk Prevention
From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Monitoring the state of French soils by the Ministry of EcologySoil in our dossiers at the interface between science and public policy
Thematic dossier
Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France
As an essential support for human activities, soil is a natural resource that provides numerous functions and ecosystem services. It is therefore at the heart …
Thematic dossier
From the European “Nitrates” Directive to green algae plans in Brittany: INRAE scientists’ contributions
Since the 1970s, researchers at the Institute have been studying the flow of nitrates of agricultural origin from the plot to the catchment area and their impact …
