European Parliament Environment Committee approves Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive

On 4 June, the European Parliament's Environment Committee voted on the provisional agreement reached between the Council and Parliament on the directive establishing a framework for monitoring soil health in Europe and for the definition in all Member States of a management system for monitoring, sampling, analysis and management of information and data flows. The aim is to improve soil resilience through sustainable soil management, combating land consumption and managing contaminated sites.

The proposal, which maintains the ambitious and non-binding objective of achieving healthy soils by 2050, will have to be voted on for final passage by the Parliament's Plenary.