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Rehabilitation of mining land in Western Macedonia
A living lab to rehabilitate former lignite mining sites and promote sustainable uses
Detail description
The Mining Soil Living Lab, developed as part of the ICOSHELLs project, aims to improve soil health in former opencast lignite mines in Western Macedonia, Greece. The main challenge is not pollution, but the severe soil degradation caused by mining activity. Given that these mines cover a large part of the region, it is essential to restore the soil for future uses, particularly agricultural ones.
The living lab is committed to the exchange of knowledge, methodologies and best practice with other living labs, both those specialising in mining and those in other fields, promoting cooperation, innovation and links with the local ecosystem.
Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- Greece
- Authors
- Yannis Fallas. Director of the Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (Greece)
- Purpose
- Adopt innovative practices, Apply ready-to-use practices, Connect with relevant networks
- File type
- video
- Created on
- Jan 29, 2026
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- iCOSHELLs
- License
- Other
- Keywords