National Engagement Event in Belgium 2024 - Feedback Survey

Thanks for joining the NATI00NS engagement event, we would like to ask for your feedback on the following topics, so as to feed into the EU Soil Mission development and also contribute to enhancing the next round of events.

Organisation type

Which land use type do you focus on the most?

Agriculture

Forestry and/or Nature

(Post) Industrial

Urban

Other…

Which national event did you join?

Did you join in person or remotely?

Why did you attend the event?

Learn more about soil mission

Find potential partners for a consortium

Set up a Living Lab in my country

Research purposes

Other…

Are you already interested or involved in the EU Mission Soil?

If so, what is your interest and the role you wish to play?

Soil Mission objectives in your region/country

Do you find that some of the Soil Mission objectives are relevant for your region/country? Please cross three out of the objectives listed below:

Reduce desertification

Conserve and increase soil organic carbon stocks

Stop soil sealing and increase re-use of urban soils

Reduce soil pollution and enhance restoration

Prevent erosion

Improve soil structure to enhance soil biodiversity

Reduce the EU global footprint on soils

Improve soil literacy in society

Impact of policy instruments

Considering the EU SO mission 8 objectives, which policy instruments do you think will have the greatest impact on achieving the set targets? [We refer to the IPBES classification of PI that is available at https://www.ipbes.net/policy-instruments]

Legal and regulatory instruments

Rights-based instruments and customary norms

Economic and financial instruments

Barriers and challenges to forming LLs

What do you see as important barriers or challenges for you to initiate the formation of a LL in your region?

Lack of financial resources

Low awareness of the EU Soil Mission in my local community

Overall low soil literacy

Lack of knowledge of LLs concepts

Other…

Event quality

Rate the event on a 1 (bad) - 5 (excellent) scale

Questions	1 - bad	2 - mediocre	3 - average	4 - good	5 - excellent
Organisation	1 - bad	2 - mediocre	3 - average	4 - good	5 - excellent
Content	1 - bad	2 - mediocre	3 - average	4 - good	5 - excellent
The involvement of participants	1 - bad	2 - mediocre	3 - average	4 - good	5 - excellent

Event format

Did you find the event format satisfactory in relation to duration and content quality?

The event was too short; it would be useful if we had more time to discuss/ask questions/network

It was optimal duration

it was too long; we could have learnt everything presented in a shorter amount of timI

Positive approach to Living Labs

In your opinion, what could be a possible positive approach to construct LL in a collaborative and shared governance way, in your region?

How was the event helpful?

I increased my understanding of the Soil Mission

We identified relevant soil challenges in our region/country to address with the Soil Mission

I learned about the idea and method of Living Labs

I found inspiration/motivation to engage in establishing a Living Lab

Other…

What do you think could be improved?

Good practices

Do you know of any experiences or good practices in soil health? Please provide details or weblink.

Themes and potential attendance to thematic events

Would you be interested in an additional event with a specific thematic area in the creation of LLs? If yes, please select from one to three topics.

The challenges of soil health in urban environments - different aspects on soil health in industrial/urban land use

Industrial land stewardship - towards changing perspectives of (post)industrial land managers and public authorities, offering LL approach

Healthy soils for healthy forests and nature - sustainable soil management and the implications in environmental issues

Soil Mission: the role of agri-food innovators and entrepreneurs - raising awareness of innovators and entrepreneurs in large agri-food ecosystems

Businesses care for soils - existing good examples of business models for soil health in Europe and internationally

Smart Specialisation Strategies for regional soil health action (for RIS3 technicians from regional administrations and RIS3 2021-2027 staff)

Email address

Please provide your email address if you wish the project consortium to respond to your questions.