Environmental DNA (eDNA) is revolutionising how we study biodiversity, providing a non-invasive way to detect organisms from the genetic material they leave behind. In soil, eDNA can originate from bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, plants, and even animals, offering a snapshot of ecosystem diversity and health. But how do we extract and analyse eDNA from something as complex as soil?

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Measuring soil health across a large continent provides us with a challenge....

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AI4SoilHealth is at the forefront of working with stakeholders to co-design, create and harness digital technology to support pan European Soil Mission efforts. The infrastructure will be used for assessing, and continuously monitoring, soil health metrics. We caught up with David Robinson from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to find out more about the scientific challenges that AI4SoilHealth is working on to do this and how the project intends to change the way soil health is measured across Europe.

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