EPA Soils Research Strategy

The Soils & Land Use research programme will help to protect and ensure a sustainable use of soil by getting a better understanding of soil and its functionsand by preventing the threats to soil and mitigating their effects. Research activities in this thematic area will aim at supporting sustainable urban and landuse policies.Research activities in this thematic area will actively support the work required towards the preparation & implementation of the proposed Soil Framework Directive, the preparation of a National Soil Strategy and the update of the National Landcover Inventory. One major objective of the research programme will be to built research capacity & capability in the land use & soils area among the Irish research community. The findings of the individual research projects and the overall programme will be disseminated to the widest possible audience in a coherent and timely manner.