About the inventory
Here you can read about how our field inventory is carried out, which tasks are included, and what happens to the data we collect.
Data
Would you like to know more about our collected data and our database MiBas?
Markinfo
Results from the Soil Inventory are published in, among other places, the information system MarkInfo. The information is in Swedish,
Svampar i Sverige
Here you can view the results of the DNA samples collected by the Soil Inventory.
The greenhouse gas inventory
Read more about the greenhouse gas inventory and reporting to the UN and the EU.
Brief overview of the Soil Inventory
The Soil Inventory is part of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s national environmental monitoring program. The inventory began in 1983 in collaboration with the Swedish National Forest Inventory and has since monitored the environmental status of Sweden’s forest soils and other natural lands. Each year, inventory and sampling are conducted at about 2,000 permanent sample plots. The samples are used for analyzing the soil’s chemical properties and determining the fungal community composition using DNA methods. The inventory produces data used in Sweden’s climate reporting to the UN and the EU, in national environmental goal follow-ups, in research, and as information for the public.
The inventory is conducted by the Department of Soil and Environment at SLU and falls under the Forest Program within SLU’s ongoing environmental analysis.