The Soil Health Dashboard is the new EU-wide dataset created and run by the JRC in support of the upcoming Soil Health Law which is part of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030. This instrument is based on a set of 15 indicators and will serve to view the extent of degradation of European soils as well as the causes that led to that state. According to the evidence currently available, a distressing 61% of soils in Europe are in an unhealthy state. As if it was not shocking enough, this is in all likelihood an underestimation only based on the soil degradation indicators available. A new feature is also the setting of threshold values to determine whether soils are in healthy or unhealthy conditions, representing an estimate to the point beyond which most soils can be deemed vulnerable to certain processes. Some thresholds may not be accurate, since there are many different types of soils, but the objective is to improve the reliability of the map by applying local thresholds or leaving the option open to users to create maps based on what they consider the most appropriate ones.
