Case studies
Here you can find a collection of over 60 case studies gathered by LOESS partners in 15 countries demonstrating a range of soil education practices, resources and initiatives. Use the search facility to find those most suitable to your interests.
Student Challenge “Make all soils healthy again!”
In 2020, Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands hosted a Student Challenge to “Make all soils healthy again!” inviting all WUR students to submit proposals addressing three critical questions
Living Soil citizen science project
The Living Soil project (in Dutch: Levende Bodem) operates within the framework of GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), a global community comprising 37,000 schools across over 100 countries, where students and scientists collaborate.
Green-blue Schoolyards
The "Green Schoolyards" initiative (in Dutch: Groenblauwe Schoolpleinen) led by IVN Natuureducatie, a Dutch organisation dedicated to promoting nature-conscious behavioural change, aims to revolutionize traditional playgrounds by prioritizing natural elements over paved surfaces.
Plant Your Pants
‘Plant Your Pants’ is an experiment and educational activity designed to be carried out by any individual or group and aimed at increasing awareness about soil and its role in supporting life on earth.
Soil Scientist Apprenticeship with MSc in Soil Science
Cranfield University’s combined Soil Scientist Apprenticeship and MSc is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Dirty Matters: The Soil Game
‘Dirty Matters’ is an educational board game created by the British Society of Soil Science. It is designed to increase players’ knowledge of soils and soil health, with a particular focus on showing the importance of soil health for tackling global sustainability challenges including climate change, hunger and water pollution.
Save Our Soils
Save Our Soils’ is an environmental education programme aimed at teaching inner-city primary school pupils about soils and soil health by using a range of hands-on activities, experiments and collaborative and outdoor learning.
Teatime4science – The Tea Bag Index – a citizen science-based tool to study decomposition
Teatime4science, also known as the Tea Bag Index, is a global experiment engaging people worldwide in carrying out decomposition studies.
Swedish championship in decomposition
The Swedish Championship in Decomposition is an annual national competition for upper secondary students studying agriculture.