Forest soils gateway

This continuously updated, free and easy-to-navigate web portal hosts and references relevant materials representing the latest insights and information on forest soils across Europe and beyond.
Created in the context of the HoliSoils project, the Forest soils gateway contains information such as:
- Europe-wide maps of forest soil properties in 100 x 100 m resolution
- Map of drained peatlands of the Baltic Sea region
- Maps on soil vulnerability
- Link to the Global Fungi Database
- Guidelines for soil sampling for GHG reporting, including a section on biodiversity
- and more...

The materials include: baseline information about important parameters of soil function and properties across different European countries; illustrations of complex soil processes; data on soils’ vulnerability to degradation and carbon loss; predictive yield and resilience scenarios combining different climate pathways with different forest management approaches.

Further relevant materials can be shared via the portal.