When we assess the health of a forest, we often look at the diversity of plants, birds, insects and ecological interactions. When we assess the health of a river, we look at water quality, aquatic life and the presence or absence of key organisms. Yet when we assess soil, we still often rely heavily on a small number of chemical indicators such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and organic matter.

In this webinar, Jacopo Orazi from Radice Soil Solutions explores how soil can be assessed as a living system, and why soil biodiversity can act as an early indicator of disturbance, recovery and ecosystem resilience. Through practical case studies across farmland, restoration areas and native forest reference ecosystems, Jacopo shows how tools such as eDNA, can help us better understand what is happening below ground.

The webinar also introduces Radice's new online interpretation dashboard (Radice SoilSignal), and how it translate soil eDNA results into practical management decisions, to support soil restoration and land management.