Deep Horizon

DeepHorizon is a Horizon Europe (Mission Soil) project gathering 18 partners to improve our understanding and management of subsoil properties, functions and ecosystem services. DeepHorizon aims to unlock knowledge of the subsoil by bringing together key experts and practitioners. This will enable the deployment of ecosystemic solutions to improve subsoil functions for soil health. The goal of DeepHorizon is to develop tools that enable practitioners, land managers, and policymakers to access subsoil properties, functions, subsoil health indicators, and financial decision support tools to promote sustainable subsoil management. DeepHorizon will collect and use existing data on subsoils and generate new data through a multi-actor approach from farmers to policymakers. The DeepHorizon project aims to improve subsoil functions across Europe through four main strategies: (1) identifying and mapping subsoil properties and functions; (2) developing innovative tools and technologies to monitor and manage subsoil health; (3) establishing subsoil health indicators; and (4) involving practitioners and stakeholders to co-create, test and deploy solutions.

This project is led by Université catholique de Louvain  (UCLouvain) and will kick off in autumn 2024.