The SOLO Project's SOIL WEEK Event
Event details
- Location
- Kossuth Club
- Date
- Organizer
- iASK - Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg
SOLO project's SOIL WEEK event
SOIL STATEMENT AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SOIL MISSION'S GOALS
PROGRAM
Date: April 24, 2026 Location: Kossuth Club, 7 Múzeum u., Budapest
The Future Generations Forum, with the involvement of soil science experts from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), issued a position statement this yearon soil protection. The Statement was drafted based on the scientific findings of the time. Its recommendations regarding legislation and law enforcement. With regard to the multifunctionality of soil and the the key role of the edaphon, it urged the establishment of a holistic soil protection system.
At the European Union level, the European Green Deal issued in 2021 &— similar to the policy statement —drew attention to the vulnerability of soils, as well as the failure to protect and restoration. To reverse these negative trends, the European Commission has set out Soil Mission Targets.&
The Institute of Advanced Studies (FTI/iASK) is participating in the project “Soils for Europe – SOLO), whose task is to develop aresearch and innovation roadmap to help achieve soil mission goals. In light of all this, the goal of the SOLO project’s soil event is to support the development of this roadmap by presenting the results achieved through the soiland the scientific findings uncovered by the SOLO project.
9:30–10:00
Registration
10:00–10:10
POSITION PAPER ON SOIL PROTECTION – the position paper was published in 2016
Marcel Szabó (constitutional judge)
10:10–10:25
SOIL STATUS REPORT – TEN YEARS – successes és failures
Gyula Bándi (spokesperson for future generations since 2017)
10:25–10:35
The position statement issued on soil protection and the relationship between soil mission goals and scientific research
Judit Pump (iASK)
10:35–11:05
TOPIC PRESENTATIONS IN 15 MINUTES
Soil processes and monitoring – how our knowledge has changed over the past ten years
Béla Pirkó (HUN-REN ATK TAKI)
Soil life, the role of the edaphon in soil processes
Norbert Flórián (HUN-REN ATK TAKI)
11:05–11:45
Discussion and debate on the topics raised– moderator: Judit Pump (iASK)
11:45–12:00
Coffee break
12:00–12:30
TOPIC PRESENTATIONS IN 15 MINUTES
The Significance of Policies and Strategies Based on the Practice of the Constitutional Court
Sándor Szemesi (Constitutional Court)
Factors influencing soil health
Gyula Zilahy (Corvinus University of Budapest)
12:30–13:10
Discussion and debate on the topics raised – moderator: Judit Pump (iASK)
1:10–1:20 p.m.
Closing remarks – summary of the discussion &n
1:20 PM–2:30 PM
LUNCH and informal discussion
Participation in this hybrid event is free, but registration is required. You can register by scanning the event’s QR code or by filling out the registration form available at the link below by April 17. We can accommodate a maximum of 45 people in person. For those joining online, we will send the link the day before, on April 23.
The SOLO project receives funding through EU’s Horizon Europe R&I Program. The views expressed and
are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the EU or the European Commission. Neither the EU nor the European Commission can be held responsible for the statements made during the workshop discussion.
