Panos Panagos

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, Italy

Title：Soil Health in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Soil Science and Policy

Biography:

Dr. Panos Panagos (Italy) is a senior scientist at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. He has more than 24 years' experience in environmental modelling and policy developments in the European Commission.

Dr. Panagos is the project leader of the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) and supports a wide range of policies in the European Union (EU), including the Soil Monitoring Law, the EU Soil Strategy 2030, the Carbon Removals Certification Framework, the Common Agricultural Policy, and the Zero Pollution Action Plan. He is also responsible for the scientific and technical support of the JRC to the HORIZON Europe Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe”. Dr. Panagos leads the numerous innovative soil health assessments such as the ones in soil erosion, soil organic carbon, soil nutrients and diffuse pollution.

He has authored or co-authored more than 260 publications in peer-review journals and he has been awarded the Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher for the last 7 years (2019-2025).