Panos Panagos
@panospanagos.bsky.social
Scientific/Research Officer in the Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Managing the EU Soil Observatory - Developing soil health models & policy advice in Land Degradation. Own views
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Panos Panagos
@panospanagos.bsky.social
· Mar 18
Soil organic carbon is at risk in a large part of European agricultural 🧑🌾🌱🌿 land. The topsoil organic carbon pool is at high risk in 43 to 83 million hectares of EU and UK🧪🔬. A new study published by @naturecomms.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@nature.com paper 📜on how Pesticide 🩹residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity 🪳🪰in soils. Highest ⬆️impact in annual croplands 🌽🌱and orchards 🍊🍒
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pesticide residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity in soils - Nature
A wide survey of pesticide effects on soil biodiversity across 373 sites in Europe reveals that pesticide residues occur in 70% of sites and have major effects on soil biodiversity and functional...
www.nature.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
@nature.com paper 📜on how Pesticide 🩹residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity 🪳🪰in soils. Highest ⬆️impact in annual croplands 🌽🌱and orchards 🍊🍒
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our new paper is out in @nature.com
"Pesticide residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity in soils"
Largest in field assessmnt of pesticide effects on soil life🧬🇪🇺🦠🍄
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @panospanagos.bsky.social @mvanderheijden.bsky.social
"Pesticide residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity in soils"
Largest in field assessmnt of pesticide effects on soil life🧬🇪🇺🦠🍄
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @panospanagos.bsky.social @mvanderheijden.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Our new paper is out in @nature.com
"Pesticide residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity in soils"
Largest in field assessmnt of pesticide effects on soil life🧬🇪🇺🦠🍄
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @panospanagos.bsky.social @mvanderheijden.bsky.social
"Pesticide residues alter taxonomic and functional biodiversity in soils"
Largest in field assessmnt of pesticide effects on soil life🧬🇪🇺🦠🍄
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @panospanagos.bsky.social @mvanderheijden.bsky.social
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📢 New study @natgeosci.nature.com on the global impact of wildfires on soil erosion
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @unibas.ch
The 1st global estimate of post-fire soil erosion, accounting for cumulative fire impacts.
@panospanagos.bsky.social @pborrelli.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @unibas.ch
The 1st global estimate of post-fire soil erosion, accounting for cumulative fire impacts.
@panospanagos.bsky.social @pborrelli.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Global estimation of post-fire soil erosion - Nature Geoscience
Global post-fire soil erosion accounts for approximately 8.1 ± 0.72 Pg per year, or 19%, of total global soil erosion, and Africa is the most impacted continent given its larger burned area, according...
www.nature.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
📢 New study @natgeosci.nature.com on the global impact of wildfires on soil erosion
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @unibas.ch
The 1st global estimate of post-fire soil erosion, accounting for cumulative fire impacts.
@panospanagos.bsky.social @pborrelli.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @unibas.ch
The 1st global estimate of post-fire soil erosion, accounting for cumulative fire impacts.
@panospanagos.bsky.social @pborrelli.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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⚒️ Article: Global post-fire soil erosion accounts for ~8.1 ± 0.72 Pg per year (19%) of total global soil erosion, and Africa is the most impacted continent given its larger burned area
@dicasivi.bsky.social @panospanagos.bsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@dicasivi.bsky.social @panospanagos.bsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global estimation of post-fire soil erosion - Nature Geoscience
Global post-fire soil erosion accounts for approximately 8.1 ± 0.72 Pg per year, or 19%, of total global soil erosion, and Africa is the most impacted continent given its larger burned area, according...
www.nature.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
⚒️ Article: Global post-fire soil erosion accounts for ~8.1 ± 0.72 Pg per year (19%) of total global soil erosion, and Africa is the most impacted continent given its larger burned area
@dicasivi.bsky.social @panospanagos.bsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@dicasivi.bsky.social @panospanagos.bsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I welcome the decision of the Council on our proposal to continue the immobilisation of Russian Sovereign Assets.
We are sending a strong signal to Russia that as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise.
We are sending a strong signal to Russia that as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise.
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I welcome the decision of the Council on our proposal to continue the immobilisation of Russian Sovereign Assets.
We are sending a strong signal to Russia that as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise.
We are sending a strong signal to Russia that as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise.
Reposted by Panos Panagos
mpact of Healthy Diet Shifts 🍊🥒🥕 on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Europe. 5.5 Mha of the land will be converted from permanent grasslands 🥬to arable crops 🌽to meet demand for human consumption. Losses of Carbon from 80.8 t C ha-1 to 76.2 t C ha-1 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Impact of Healthy Diet Shifts on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Europe
We examined how adopting the EAT-Lancet reference diet will impact the soil greenhouse gas balance across Europe. We found that the impact varies across the continent, with the livestock intensive re...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
mpact of Healthy Diet Shifts 🍊🥒🥕 on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Europe. 5.5 Mha of the land will be converted from permanent grasslands 🥬to arable crops 🌽to meet demand for human consumption. Losses of Carbon from 80.8 t C ha-1 to 76.2 t C ha-1 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
mpact of Healthy Diet Shifts 🍊🥒🥕 on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Europe. 5.5 Mha of the land will be converted from permanent grasslands 🥬to arable crops 🌽to meet demand for human consumption. Losses of Carbon from 80.8 t C ha-1 to 76.2 t C ha-1 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Impact of Healthy Diet Shifts on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Europe
We examined how adopting the EAT-Lancet reference diet will impact the soil greenhouse gas balance across Europe. We found that the impact varies across the continent, with the livestock intensive re...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
mpact of Healthy Diet Shifts 🍊🥒🥕 on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Europe. 5.5 Mha of the land will be converted from permanent grasslands 🥬to arable crops 🌽to meet demand for human consumption. Losses of Carbon from 80.8 t C ha-1 to 76.2 t C ha-1 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Panos Panagos
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu Healthy 🫘🥘🍲diets boost wellbeing and ease conservation trade-offs. Protecting land 🌳🌴🚜alone can raise food costs 💸💰, but our study
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
Conservation outcomes of dietary transitions across different values of nature - Nature Sustainability
This study examines the outcomes of dietary shifts across intrinsic and instrumental conservation perspectives, finding that most conservation benefits already come from a partial shift to healthier, more plant-based diets, whereas greater benefits depend on more targeted conservation action.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu Healthy 🫘🥘🍲diets boost wellbeing and ease conservation trade-offs. Protecting land 🌳🌴🚜alone can raise food costs 💸💰, but our study
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu Healthy 🫘🥘🍲diets boost wellbeing and ease conservation trade-offs. Protecting land 🌳🌴🚜alone can raise food costs 💸💰, but our study
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
Conservation outcomes of dietary transitions across different values of nature - Nature Sustainability
This study examines the outcomes of dietary shifts across intrinsic and instrumental conservation perspectives, finding that most conservation benefits already come from a partial shift to healthier, more plant-based diets, whereas greater benefits depend on more targeted conservation action.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu Healthy 🫘🥘🍲diets boost wellbeing and ease conservation trade-offs. Protecting land 🌳🌴🚜alone can raise food costs 💸💰, but our study
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
shows diet shifts help balance food🧑🍳, biodiversity🧬 & land use 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01595-9
Reposted by Panos Panagos
Impact of climate change🏜️🌧️ and increase of temperature 🌡️ to Soil organic carbon. Warming can cause SOC loss in 55°N - 60°N due to decomposition 🕸️🪰& gains north of 65°N. Projections for SOC in2⃣0⃣7⃣0⃣. Read more in our article: t.co/pchm0McSpg
September 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Impact of climate change🏜️🌧️ and increase of temperature 🌡️ to Soil organic carbon. Warming can cause SOC loss in 55°N - 60°N due to decomposition 🕸️🪰& gains north of 65°N. Projections for SOC in2⃣0⃣7⃣0⃣. Read more in our article: t.co/pchm0McSpg
Impact of climate change🏜️🌧️ and increase of temperature 🌡️ to Soil organic carbon. Warming can cause SOC loss in 55°N - 60°N due to decomposition 🕸️🪰& gains north of 65°N. Projections for SOC in2⃣0⃣7⃣0⃣. Read more in our article: t.co/pchm0McSpg
September 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Impact of climate change🏜️🌧️ and increase of temperature 🌡️ to Soil organic carbon. Warming can cause SOC loss in 55°N - 60°N due to decomposition 🕸️🪰& gains north of 65°N. Projections for SOC in2⃣0⃣7⃣0⃣. Read more in our article: t.co/pchm0McSpg
Reposted by Panos Panagos
🧪Soil is not just a cornerstone of environment🌲🥬, it also plays a key role in our economy💹💳. Soil business models🕴️ as biotechnology🧬, remediation of contaminated sites, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture🚜 can contribute to EU competitiveness🏦👔. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Healthy soils as a booster to EU competitiveness
The European Union's strategic agenda for 2024–2029 prioritizes a prosperous and competitive Europe, with soil health potentially playing a role in ac…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🧪Soil is not just a cornerstone of environment🌲🥬, it also plays a key role in our economy💹💳. Soil business models🕴️ as biotechnology🧬, remediation of contaminated sites, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture🚜 can contribute to EU competitiveness🏦👔. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪Soil is not just a cornerstone of environment🌲🥬, it also plays a key role in our economy💹💳. Soil business models🕴️ as biotechnology🧬, remediation of contaminated sites, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture🚜 can contribute to EU competitiveness🏦👔. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Healthy soils as a booster to EU competitiveness
The European Union's strategic agenda for 2024–2029 prioritizes a prosperous and competitive Europe, with soil health potentially playing a role in ac…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🧪Soil is not just a cornerstone of environment🌲🥬, it also plays a key role in our economy💹💳. Soil business models🕴️ as biotechnology🧬, remediation of contaminated sites, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture🚜 can contribute to EU competitiveness🏦👔. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Panos Panagos
Mediterranean olive groves🫒, which have long been symbols of tradition and culinary heritage🫘🥘 are threaten by serious erosion rates of 29-47 tons per ha annually. Read the Nature Article @soilolive.bsky.social .
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
September 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Mediterranean olive groves🫒, which have long been symbols of tradition and culinary heritage🫘🥘 are threaten by serious erosion rates of 29-47 tons per ha annually. Read the Nature Article @soilolive.bsky.social .
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
Mediterranean olive groves🫒, which have long been symbols of tradition and culinary heritage🫘🥘 are threaten by serious erosion rates of 29-47 tons per ha annually. Read the Nature Article @soilolive.bsky.social .
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
September 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Mediterranean olive groves🫒, which have long been symbols of tradition and culinary heritage🫘🥘 are threaten by serious erosion rates of 29-47 tons per ha annually. Read the Nature Article @soilolive.bsky.social .
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
t.co/BUnwiZePKe
Reposted by Panos Panagos
Phosphorus inputs are important for crop🌽🌱🌾 yields. In the European Union, we can reduce P inputs by 20% without without adverse impacts on crop production. Important for farmers👨🌾🚜. Get our last study 🧪🔬 in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#agriculture #phosphorus
#agriculture #phosphorus
August 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Phosphorus inputs are important for crop🌽🌱🌾 yields. In the European Union, we can reduce P inputs by 20% without without adverse impacts on crop production. Important for farmers👨🌾🚜. Get our last study 🧪🔬 in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#agriculture #phosphorus
#agriculture #phosphorus
Reposted by Panos Panagos
How we can improve continental 🇪🇺🌍Soil Monitoring🔑? Which indicators and thresholds to choose🪛⚒️? New study
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
August 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How we can improve continental 🇪🇺🌍Soil Monitoring🔑? Which indicators and thresholds to choose🪛⚒️? New study
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
How we can improve continental 🇪🇺🌍Soil Monitoring🔑? Which indicators and thresholds to choose🪛⚒️? New study
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
August 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How we can improve continental 🇪🇺🌍Soil Monitoring🔑? Which indicators and thresholds to choose🪛⚒️? New study
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social summarizes 4 methods to go forward by 2030 ⏲️. Research on soil monitoring 🔭🧪
t.co/2CwhH4kU4n
Phosphorus inputs are important for crop🌽🌱🌾 yields. In the European Union, we can reduce P inputs by 20% without without adverse impacts on crop production. Important for farmers👨🌾🚜. Get our last study 🧪🔬 in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#agriculture #phosphorus
#agriculture #phosphorus
August 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Phosphorus inputs are important for crop🌽🌱🌾 yields. In the European Union, we can reduce P inputs by 20% without without adverse impacts on crop production. Important for farmers👨🌾🚜. Get our last study 🧪🔬 in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#agriculture #phosphorus
#agriculture #phosphorus
Reposted by Panos Panagos
Bioavailability and risks of Heavy metals in agricultural soils 🌽🌱remain one of the important obstacles to achieving global food safety & security 🫘👩🍳🍲. Europe shows lower average dissolved cadmium content (-17%) compared to China🀄. nature.com/articles/s43... Data also available🔭🧪
August 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Bioavailability and risks of Heavy metals in agricultural soils 🌽🌱remain one of the important obstacles to achieving global food safety & security 🫘👩🍳🍲. Europe shows lower average dissolved cadmium content (-17%) compared to China🀄. nature.com/articles/s43... Data also available🔭🧪
Bioavailability and risks of Heavy metals in agricultural soils 🌽🌱remain one of the important obstacles to achieving global food safety & security 🫘👩🍳🍲. Europe shows lower average dissolved cadmium content (-17%) compared to China🀄. nature.com/articles/s43... Data also available🔭🧪
August 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Bioavailability and risks of Heavy metals in agricultural soils 🌽🌱remain one of the important obstacles to achieving global food safety & security 🫘👩🍳🍲. Europe shows lower average dissolved cadmium content (-17%) compared to China🀄. nature.com/articles/s43... Data also available🔭🧪
Reposted by Panos Panagos
How much Sewage sludge we can apply in EU🌍 agricultural 🚜soils in order to avoid ecological risk of Heavy metal pollution? 🏭. 19% of agricultural land is at risk if we apply 5 t per ha sewage sludge per year. Data are also available 🧪🔬
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
How much Sewage sludge we can apply in EU🌍 agricultural 🚜soils in order to avoid ecological risk of Heavy metal pollution? 🏭. 19% of agricultural land is at risk if we apply 5 t per ha sewage sludge per year. Data are also available 🧪🔬
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How much Sewage sludge we can apply in EU🌍 agricultural 🚜soils in order to avoid ecological risk of Heavy metal pollution? 🏭. 19% of agricultural land is at risk if we apply 5 t per ha sewage sludge per year. Data are also available 🧪🔬
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
How much Sewage sludge we can apply in EU🌍 agricultural 🚜soils in order to avoid ecological risk of Heavy metal pollution? 🏭. 19% of agricultural land is at risk if we apply 5 t per ha sewage sludge per year. Data are also available 🧪🔬
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Pesticides, aridité, métaux lourds, érosion… Les sols agricoles européens sont «multi-dégradés»
Cette dégradation met en péril la sécurité alimentaire, alerte une étude parue mercredi 8 mai dans la revue scientifique «Nature».
(en anglais)
ODD 2 Sécurité alimentaire
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cette dégradation met en péril la sécurité alimentaire, alerte une étude parue mercredi 8 mai dans la revue scientifique «Nature».
(en anglais)
ODD 2 Sécurité alimentaire
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Pesticides, aridité, métaux lourds, érosion… Les sols agricoles européens sont «multi-dégradés»
Cette dégradation met en péril la sécurité alimentaire, alerte une étude parue mercredi 8 mai dans la revue scientifique «Nature».
(en anglais)
ODD 2 Sécurité alimentaire
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cette dégradation met en péril la sécurité alimentaire, alerte une étude parue mercredi 8 mai dans la revue scientifique «Nature».
(en anglais)
ODD 2 Sécurité alimentaire
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Panos Panagos
Erosion has a negative impact in Climate change 🌊. Global🌍 Soil organic carbon losses due to erosion are about 1 billion tons C per year. This figure may increase by 30% due to climate change🌞🌦️ and increased soil losses. t.co/8nGmwWCZ9W
June 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Erosion has a negative impact in Climate change 🌊. Global🌍 Soil organic carbon losses due to erosion are about 1 billion tons C per year. This figure may increase by 30% due to climate change🌞🌦️ and increased soil losses. t.co/8nGmwWCZ9W