Jérome Mousset, Director of Bioeconomy and Renewable Energies at ADEME (testimonial from the dossier “Info&Sols, a partnership-based system for soil knowledge and monitoring in France” – 2024)
“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. As a unique and reliable soil observatory in France, the GIS is an essential knowledge base for implementing public policies at European, national and local level. Using GIS data, we have helped highlight the essential role played by soil in strategies to combat climate change (2050 scenarios) and developed diagnostic tools (such as Aldo) for local authority climate plans. GIS Sol’s knowledge is also used in the Agribalyse project on the environmental impact of agricultural and food products, and in the development of low-carbon labelling methods. As part of its mission, ADEME structures its activity on soils around the issues of mitigating and adapting to climate change, limiting the impact on soil health, sobriety in the use of soils and raising awareness of the essential role of soils with its soil fresco, translated into several languages.”
Testimonial from our thematic dossier
Thematic dossier
Info&Sols, a partnership-based system for understanding and monitoring soil in France
At the interface with water, air, rock and living organisms, soils are living, fragile environments that need to be preserved. They are at the heart of crucial global issues for the planet and for our own survival. However, over 60% of Europe’s soil is degraded. This dossier looks at the establishment of a soil knowledge and monitoring system in France, the public policies that have benefited from these scientific advances and the emerging issues surrounding soil.
