TERRASAFE
@desertificationeu.bsky.social
Research project empowering local communities to combat desertification across Southern Europe and North Africa. Co-funded by the EU and UKRI.
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@desertificationeu.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Combatting desertification: Introducing TERRASAFE
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🌿 Introducing TERRASAFE
TERRASAFE is here to help communities confront #desertification
Watch our short, animated explainer to learn how we are working with landowners and local authorities across southern Europe and north Africa in our ambitious 5-year research project
▶️ youtu.be/m1Oa0NRDQTM
TERRASAFE is here to help communities confront #desertification
Watch our short, animated explainer to learn how we are working with landowners and local authorities across southern Europe and north Africa in our ambitious 5-year research project
▶️ youtu.be/m1Oa0NRDQTM
Delivering meaningful change to combat soil degradation requires a transdisciplinary approach - working across research disciplines and through non-academic ideas and people.
This briefing note beings together lessons from recent EU-funded projects.
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This briefing note beings together lessons from recent EU-funded projects.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Delivering meaningful change to combat soil degradation requires a transdisciplinary approach - working across research disciplines and through non-academic ideas and people.
This briefing note beings together lessons from recent EU-funded projects.
buff.ly/st0hHTv
This briefing note beings together lessons from recent EU-funded projects.
buff.ly/st0hHTv
Our latest blog, written by placement student Andrew Arkle, looks at three initiatives to reverse dertification - the Great Green Wall (Africa), the Loess Plateau (China), and Ningxia Hui (China).
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#soilscience #innovation #horizoneurope
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#soilscience #innovation #horizoneurope
Green walls and straw checkerboards: Global efforts towards reversing desertification | TERRASAFE
by Deborah Talbot | Dec 11, 2025 | Blog, News | 0 comments
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January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Our latest blog, written by placement student Andrew Arkle, looks at three initiatives to reverse dertification - the Great Green Wall (Africa), the Loess Plateau (China), and Ningxia Hui (China).
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#soilscience #innovation #horizoneurope
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#soilscience #innovation #horizoneurope
Call for abstracts! Deadline 15th Jan - ‘Innovations to assess, combat and prevent land degradation and desertification’
We are convening a session at the EGU26 Assembly in Vienna, 3-8 May 2026, and we'd love to receive proposals for contributions.
See more details on LinkedIn: buff.ly/z72pA9g
We are convening a session at the EGU26 Assembly in Vienna, 3-8 May 2026, and we'd love to receive proposals for contributions.
See more details on LinkedIn: buff.ly/z72pA9g
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Call for abstracts! Deadline 15th Jan - ‘Innovations to assess, combat and prevent land degradation and desertification’
We are convening a session at the EGU26 Assembly in Vienna, 3-8 May 2026, and we'd love to receive proposals for contributions.
See more details on LinkedIn: buff.ly/z72pA9g
We are convening a session at the EGU26 Assembly in Vienna, 3-8 May 2026, and we'd love to receive proposals for contributions.
See more details on LinkedIn: buff.ly/z72pA9g
We’re proud to tell you about ISOTECH’s Circular Compost Scheme in Cyrpus, whose symbiotic green waste management system turns garden and pruning waste into high-quality compost.
Local farmers are co-owners, they bring in green waste and take back compost for free.
#TERRASAFE #HorizonEU
Local farmers are co-owners, they bring in green waste and take back compost for free.
#TERRASAFE #HorizonEU
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We’re proud to tell you about ISOTECH’s Circular Compost Scheme in Cyrpus, whose symbiotic green waste management system turns garden and pruning waste into high-quality compost.
Local farmers are co-owners, they bring in green waste and take back compost for free.
#TERRASAFE #HorizonEU
Local farmers are co-owners, they bring in green waste and take back compost for free.
#TERRASAFE #HorizonEU
Happy holidays and a wonderful New Year to everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Happy holidays and a wonderful New Year to everyone!
Imflorestal’s Ecochar is a biochar-compost mix developed by Imflorestal to restore degraded soils, reducing the need for water and fertilisers.
This soil enhancer boosts root growth, improves water retention, and helps cut fertiliser use by up to 40%.
This soil enhancer boosts root growth, improves water retention, and helps cut fertiliser use by up to 40%.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Imflorestal’s Ecochar is a biochar-compost mix developed by Imflorestal to restore degraded soils, reducing the need for water and fertilisers.
This soil enhancer boosts root growth, improves water retention, and helps cut fertiliser use by up to 40%.
This soil enhancer boosts root growth, improves water retention, and helps cut fertiliser use by up to 40%.
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Our Director, @proflinds.bsky.social, had a great week representing @desertificationeu.bsky.social at a UNCCD CRIC23 joint side event.
Key discussions on #landtenure, #gender, #drought, #finance + Rio synergies in combating land degradation.
YESI at the heart of global environmental policy! 🌍🌱
Key discussions on #landtenure, #gender, #drought, #finance + Rio synergies in combating land degradation.
YESI at the heart of global environmental policy! 🌍🌱
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our Director, @proflinds.bsky.social, had a great week representing @desertificationeu.bsky.social at a UNCCD CRIC23 joint side event.
Key discussions on #landtenure, #gender, #drought, #finance + Rio synergies in combating land degradation.
YESI at the heart of global environmental policy! 🌍🌱
Key discussions on #landtenure, #gender, #drought, #finance + Rio synergies in combating land degradation.
YESI at the heart of global environmental policy! 🌍🌱
Read our latest bumper newsletter to find out more about our progress and community engagement on TERRASAFE.
terrasafe.eu/news/newslet...
terrasafe.eu/news/newslet...
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Read our latest bumper newsletter to find out more about our progress and community engagement on TERRASAFE.
terrasafe.eu/news/newslet...
terrasafe.eu/news/newslet...
Retentis is the gel developed by Agrobiogel, one of the innovations being tested in the TERRASAFE project.
In the TERRASAFE project, Retentis is being tested in Cyprus, Romania, Spain, and Tunisia, places where water scarcity and land degradation are real challenges.
In the TERRASAFE project, Retentis is being tested in Cyprus, Romania, Spain, and Tunisia, places where water scarcity and land degradation are real challenges.
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Retentis is the gel developed by Agrobiogel, one of the innovations being tested in the TERRASAFE project.
In the TERRASAFE project, Retentis is being tested in Cyprus, Romania, Spain, and Tunisia, places where water scarcity and land degradation are real challenges.
In the TERRASAFE project, Retentis is being tested in Cyprus, Romania, Spain, and Tunisia, places where water scarcity and land degradation are real challenges.
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As Member States begin the process of transposing the directive into national law, three Horizon Europe projects—TRAILS4SOIL, EUROSION, and @desertificationeu.bsky.social —have started generating the tools, data, and governance models that can support implementation.
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As Member States begin the process of transposing the directive into national law, three Horizon Europe projects—TRAILS4SOIL, EUROSION, and @desertificationeu.bsky.social —have started generating the tools, data, and governance models that can support implementation.
Isotech, one of the TERRASAFE project’s innovation partners, has carried out its first visit to the Tunisian pilot site.
Head to the link to read the full blog:
terrasafe.eu/2025/11/06/f...
Head to the link to read the full blog:
terrasafe.eu/2025/11/06/f...
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Isotech, one of the TERRASAFE project’s innovation partners, has carried out its first visit to the Tunisian pilot site.
Head to the link to read the full blog:
terrasafe.eu/2025/11/06/f...
Head to the link to read the full blog:
terrasafe.eu/2025/11/06/f...
🌾 In Italy, desertification isn’t just about dry soil, it’s about empty villages.
As people leave for the cities, rural life fades and the land suffers.
To change this, TERRASAFE is testing two social innovations that reinvigorate rural communities:
As people leave for the cities, rural life fades and the land suffers.
To change this, TERRASAFE is testing two social innovations that reinvigorate rural communities:
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌾 In Italy, desertification isn’t just about dry soil, it’s about empty villages.
As people leave for the cities, rural life fades and the land suffers.
To change this, TERRASAFE is testing two social innovations that reinvigorate rural communities:
As people leave for the cities, rural life fades and the land suffers.
To change this, TERRASAFE is testing two social innovations that reinvigorate rural communities:
TERRASAFE has selected new and promising innovations to test across some of the most vulnerable landscapes in southern Europe and Tunisia. Together with local farmers, we are going to be learning what truly works to make land more resilient.
#desertification #soilscience
#desertification #soilscience
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
TERRASAFE has selected new and promising innovations to test across some of the most vulnerable landscapes in southern Europe and Tunisia. Together with local farmers, we are going to be learning what truly works to make land more resilient.
#desertification #soilscience
#desertification #soilscience
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🌍 #CENTAUR joined the #EOTEC_DevNet Regional Meet-up on Drought Impact Monitoring!
Koen De Vos from #VITO presented CENTAUR’s approach to forecasting agricultural drought impacts, supporting anticipatory action on droughts through #HorizonEU research.
🔗 centaur-horizon.eu/news/centaur...
Koen De Vos from #VITO presented CENTAUR’s approach to forecasting agricultural drought impacts, supporting anticipatory action on droughts through #HorizonEU research.
🔗 centaur-horizon.eu/news/centaur...
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🌍 #CENTAUR joined the #EOTEC_DevNet Regional Meet-up on Drought Impact Monitoring!
Koen De Vos from #VITO presented CENTAUR’s approach to forecasting agricultural drought impacts, supporting anticipatory action on droughts through #HorizonEU research.
🔗 centaur-horizon.eu/news/centaur...
Koen De Vos from #VITO presented CENTAUR’s approach to forecasting agricultural drought impacts, supporting anticipatory action on droughts through #HorizonEU research.
🔗 centaur-horizon.eu/news/centaur...
Farmers in Spain are swapping almond trees for Carob, a hardy crop that thrives in drier climates and in the face of local desertification. 💧☀️
Francisco Pedrero, researcher at the Segura Centre for Soil Science and Applied Biology (CEBAS), tells us why in this video.
#HorizonEU #MissionSoil #Spain
Francisco Pedrero, researcher at the Segura Centre for Soil Science and Applied Biology (CEBAS), tells us why in this video.
#HorizonEU #MissionSoil #Spain
October 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Farmers in Spain are swapping almond trees for Carob, a hardy crop that thrives in drier climates and in the face of local desertification. 💧☀️
Francisco Pedrero, researcher at the Segura Centre for Soil Science and Applied Biology (CEBAS), tells us why in this video.
#HorizonEU #MissionSoil #Spain
Francisco Pedrero, researcher at the Segura Centre for Soil Science and Applied Biology (CEBAS), tells us why in this video.
#HorizonEU #MissionSoil #Spain
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🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
How can we reduce depopulation-driven desertification? Policy recommendations | TERRASAFE
terrasafe.eu
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Studying land productivity gives us a clearer view of desertification.
In our latest blog, Andreas Savvides & Adriana Bruggeman explain how watching productivity changes over time gives us a window into the health of ecosystems and farmland.
terrasafe.eu/2025/10/08/b...
In our latest blog, Andreas Savvides & Adriana Bruggeman explain how watching productivity changes over time gives us a window into the health of ecosystems and farmland.
terrasafe.eu/2025/10/08/b...
October 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Studying land productivity gives us a clearer view of desertification.
In our latest blog, Andreas Savvides & Adriana Bruggeman explain how watching productivity changes over time gives us a window into the health of ecosystems and farmland.
terrasafe.eu/2025/10/08/b...
In our latest blog, Andreas Savvides & Adriana Bruggeman explain how watching productivity changes over time gives us a window into the health of ecosystems and farmland.
terrasafe.eu/2025/10/08/b...
💧 This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners are responsible for incredible materials that can extract drinking water from dry desert air 🌵
A big congratulations to the scientists, Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi, on their award!
More info: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
A big congratulations to the scientists, Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi, on their award!
More info: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
October 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
💧 This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners are responsible for incredible materials that can extract drinking water from dry desert air 🌵
A big congratulations to the scientists, Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi, on their award!
More info: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
A big congratulations to the scientists, Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi, on their award!
More info: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
Event: the International Conference on “Soil & Water Resources Management for Combating #Desertification in Drylands under Climate Change” (SWDCC2026) will be held in Djerba Island, Tunisia, 15-18 May 2026.
Submit your abstracts & register here: swdcc-conferences.com
Submit your abstracts & register here: swdcc-conferences.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Event: the International Conference on “Soil & Water Resources Management for Combating #Desertification in Drylands under Climate Change” (SWDCC2026) will be held in Djerba Island, Tunisia, 15-18 May 2026.
Submit your abstracts & register here: swdcc-conferences.com
Submit your abstracts & register here: swdcc-conferences.com
Murcia, Spain, is one of the driest regions in Europe. #Desertification leaves much farmland bare.
José Méndez & Juan Andrés are two of the farmers working with TERRASAFE researchers in the region. Here they explain what desertification means for them and other farmers in Murcia.
#HorizonEurope
José Méndez & Juan Andrés are two of the farmers working with TERRASAFE researchers in the region. Here they explain what desertification means for them and other farmers in Murcia.
#HorizonEurope
September 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Murcia, Spain, is one of the driest regions in Europe. #Desertification leaves much farmland bare.
José Méndez & Juan Andrés are two of the farmers working with TERRASAFE researchers in the region. Here they explain what desertification means for them and other farmers in Murcia.
#HorizonEurope
José Méndez & Juan Andrés are two of the farmers working with TERRASAFE researchers in the region. Here they explain what desertification means for them and other farmers in Murcia.
#HorizonEurope
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🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
How can we reduce depopulation-driven desertification? Policy recommendations | TERRASAFE
terrasafe.eu
September 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
🥗 4 food-related interventions could cut land degradation by over half.
That's according to a new analysis by TERRASAFE researcher Lindsay Stringer and colleagues.
🍉 Find out what the interventions are in TERRASAFE's latest blog: terrasafe.eu/2025/09/01/t...
#foodsystems #sustainablediet
That's according to a new analysis by TERRASAFE researcher Lindsay Stringer and colleagues.
🍉 Find out what the interventions are in TERRASAFE's latest blog: terrasafe.eu/2025/09/01/t...
#foodsystems #sustainablediet
September 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🥗 4 food-related interventions could cut land degradation by over half.
That's according to a new analysis by TERRASAFE researcher Lindsay Stringer and colleagues.
🍉 Find out what the interventions are in TERRASAFE's latest blog: terrasafe.eu/2025/09/01/t...
#foodsystems #sustainablediet
That's according to a new analysis by TERRASAFE researcher Lindsay Stringer and colleagues.
🍉 Find out what the interventions are in TERRASAFE's latest blog: terrasafe.eu/2025/09/01/t...
#foodsystems #sustainablediet
📖 Imagine visiting your local library and finding a whole section dedicated to desertification...
That's unlikely to happen. So, until then, we're proud to bring you the Desertification Learning Hub - your online library shelf of resources on this pressing topic: terrasafe.eu/desertificat...
That's unlikely to happen. So, until then, we're proud to bring you the Desertification Learning Hub - your online library shelf of resources on this pressing topic: terrasafe.eu/desertificat...
September 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📖 Imagine visiting your local library and finding a whole section dedicated to desertification...
That's unlikely to happen. So, until then, we're proud to bring you the Desertification Learning Hub - your online library shelf of resources on this pressing topic: terrasafe.eu/desertificat...
That's unlikely to happen. So, until then, we're proud to bring you the Desertification Learning Hub - your online library shelf of resources on this pressing topic: terrasafe.eu/desertificat...
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🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
How can we reduce depopulation-driven desertification? Policy recommendations | TERRASAFE
terrasafe.eu
August 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇
🏃 We’re one step closer to testing innovations for combatting #desertification!
Throughout July and August, we’re meeting with community members to decide together which innovations to test on their land.
Here are some pictures of the meetings so far - in Spain, Italy and Cyprus.
Throughout July and August, we’re meeting with community members to decide together which innovations to test on their land.
Here are some pictures of the meetings so far - in Spain, Italy and Cyprus.
July 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🏃 We’re one step closer to testing innovations for combatting #desertification!
Throughout July and August, we’re meeting with community members to decide together which innovations to test on their land.
Here are some pictures of the meetings so far - in Spain, Italy and Cyprus.
Throughout July and August, we’re meeting with community members to decide together which innovations to test on their land.
Here are some pictures of the meetings so far - in Spain, Italy and Cyprus.