First participatory science projects on soil biodiversity
Citizen sciences for soil ecological quality

Over the past thirty years, research has invested heavily in the development of modern tools to better characterize soil biodiversity. This has resulted in a high level of knowledge production in this field. At the same time, research tools have become more operational, and some have even been certified as powerful and robust bioindicators (ADEME Bioindicators project, for example). ). In the current societal context of bringing science closer to the citizen, this has led to the emergence of projects with participatory approaches dedicated to improving the referencing of soil biodiversity and better assessing the impact of human activities on this biodiversity and the services...