Aim  
  
INSPIRATION is a coordination and support action funded by the European Commission in order to develop a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for Europe on soil, 
land use and land management.  
  
Demand driven approach  
  
INSPIRATION adopts a bottom-up approach. We are aiming for an research agenda that is accepted by all societal groups in the EU member states. Therefore, 
groups are represented by national key stakeholders (NKS) coming from funders (public and private), knowledge producers, end users of research and NGO’s 
in the participating INSPIRATION countries. Our work plan is based on the collation of land-use and soil related research demands from the perspectives of 
these stakeholders.  
  
Objectives  
  
The INSPIRATION goals are in particular to:  
  
* Collate national research demands based on key stakeholder interviews, workshops and desk-work.  
* Establish critical knowledge gaps between the societal challenges for sustainable land-use and the current knowledge on land management and net impact 
of land-use.  
* Synthesize current state of research demands.  
Formulate, consult on and revise a strategic research agenda (SRA) to fill unvocered gaps.  
* Scope out models for funding and implementing the SRA.  
* Convene and consult with groups of policy makers, research funders, end users and knowledge creators/ disseminators from both within the EU and beyond.