SOIL ARK: Shaping Soil Futures Together
Ukraine
About
Supporting early-stage and experimental soil initiatives.
SOIL ARK: Shaping Soil Futures Together is a 12-month participatory initiative led by the Society of Soil Experts and Land Managers of Bukovina “TERRA” in Ukraine. It establishes two interconnected Living Soil Museums in Poltava and Kamianets-Podilskyi, combining soil science, art, citizen science, audiovisual storytelling, mobile soil monitoring, and community workshops. Activities include Soil as Memory, plein air painting, Soils Under Stress, and the Echoes of Soil micro-residency. The project transforms soils into visible heritage and supports stewardship in degraded and war-affected contexts.
Project overview
Land degradation, desertification, soil organic carbon conservation, pollution reduction/restoration, and erosion prevention.
Living Soil Museums; Soil as Memory workshop; plein air painting; Soils Under Stress photography campaign/exhibition; Echoes of Soil art-science micro-residency; video-gallery and interactive online gallery.
Empowers citizens and communities through participatory processes, workshops, audiovisual storytelling, artistic creation, and soil monitoring with a mobile app.
SOCIETY OF SOIL EXPERTS AND LAND MANAGERS OF BUKOVINA “TERRA”, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Podillia State University, Poltava State Agrarian University, Soils Protection Institute of Ukraine
Land degradation, desertification, soil organic carbon conservation, pollution reduction/restoration, and erosion prevention.
Empowers citizens and communities through participatory processes, workshops, audiovisual storytelling, artistic creation, and soil monitoring with a mobile app.
Living Soil Museums; Soil as Memory workshop; plein air painting; Soils Under Stress photography campaign/exhibition; Echoes of Soil art-science micro-residency; video-gallery and interactive online gallery.
SOCIETY OF SOIL EXPERTS AND LAND MANAGERS OF BUKOVINA “TERRA”, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Podillia State University, Poltava State Agrarian University, Soils Protection Institute of Ukraine
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