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.
www.terrasafe.eu
www.terrasafe.eu
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
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%.
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.
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
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
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
🥗 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...
🏃 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.
🍃 To breathe life back into land, you must first breathe life back into rural communities of southern Europe.
In our latest blog, Rosanna Salvia & Giovanni Quaranta offer 7 solutions to help break the vicious cycle between depopulation & desertification:
terrasafe.eu/2025/07/15/h...
In our latest blog, Rosanna Salvia & Giovanni Quaranta offer 7 solutions to help break the vicious cycle between depopulation & desertification:
terrasafe.eu/2025/07/15/h...
July 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🍃 To breathe life back into land, you must first breathe life back into rural communities of southern Europe.
In our latest blog, Rosanna Salvia & Giovanni Quaranta offer 7 solutions to help break the vicious cycle between depopulation & desertification:
terrasafe.eu/2025/07/15/h...
In our latest blog, Rosanna Salvia & Giovanni Quaranta offer 7 solutions to help break the vicious cycle between depopulation & desertification:
terrasafe.eu/2025/07/15/h...
🎞️ Innovations for Tackling Desertification webinar: now online!
If you work in land management and/or climate resilience - our webinar will help you stay up to date with ways to prevent and reverse #desertification.
▶️ Watch the webinar now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXie...
If you work in land management and/or climate resilience - our webinar will help you stay up to date with ways to prevent and reverse #desertification.
▶️ Watch the webinar now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXie...
July 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🎞️ Innovations for Tackling Desertification webinar: now online!
If you work in land management and/or climate resilience - our webinar will help you stay up to date with ways to prevent and reverse #desertification.
▶️ Watch the webinar now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXie...
If you work in land management and/or climate resilience - our webinar will help you stay up to date with ways to prevent and reverse #desertification.
▶️ Watch the webinar now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXie...
"The passion and collaboration within TERRASAFE are inspiring. It's rewarding to be part of a project that values local voices and aims for real impact on the ground."
Check out EU Mission Soil's interview with @cachivers.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eQrQrDC8
We're delighted to be in their newsletter!
Check out EU Mission Soil's interview with @cachivers.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eQrQrDC8
We're delighted to be in their newsletter!
July 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The passion and collaboration within TERRASAFE are inspiring. It's rewarding to be part of a project that values local voices and aims for real impact on the ground."
Check out EU Mission Soil's interview with @cachivers.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eQrQrDC8
We're delighted to be in their newsletter!
Check out EU Mission Soil's interview with @cachivers.bsky.social: lnkd.in/eQrQrDC8
We're delighted to be in their newsletter!
How can we best measure the success of innovations tackling desertification across Europe and north Africa?
That’s one of the key questions project members explored during TERRASAFE’s 2025 plenary meeting held in May in Murcia, Spain.
That’s one of the key questions project members explored during TERRASAFE’s 2025 plenary meeting held in May in Murcia, Spain.
June 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
How can we best measure the success of innovations tackling desertification across Europe and north Africa?
That’s one of the key questions project members explored during TERRASAFE’s 2025 plenary meeting held in May in Murcia, Spain.
That’s one of the key questions project members explored during TERRASAFE’s 2025 plenary meeting held in May in Murcia, Spain.
A huge congratulations to Lindsay Stringer for receiving an MBE!
Lindsay leads on stakeholder engagement for TERRASAFE. She was awarded the UK state accolade by King Charles III in recognition of her work on environmental development.
Read more >> terrasafe.eu/2025/06/17/t...
Lindsay leads on stakeholder engagement for TERRASAFE. She was awarded the UK state accolade by King Charles III in recognition of her work on environmental development.
Read more >> terrasafe.eu/2025/06/17/t...
June 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A huge congratulations to Lindsay Stringer for receiving an MBE!
Lindsay leads on stakeholder engagement for TERRASAFE. She was awarded the UK state accolade by King Charles III in recognition of her work on environmental development.
Read more >> terrasafe.eu/2025/06/17/t...
Lindsay leads on stakeholder engagement for TERRASAFE. She was awarded the UK state accolade by King Charles III in recognition of her work on environmental development.
Read more >> terrasafe.eu/2025/06/17/t...
We are pleased to announce Lindsay as the winner of the TERRASAFE photo competition. Congratulations!
Explore more about the TERRASAFE project here: terrasafe.eu
#photocompetition #desertification #soilhealth #missionsoil #horizoneurope #soil #soilmatters #learning #farming #drought
Explore more about the TERRASAFE project here: terrasafe.eu
#photocompetition #desertification #soilhealth #missionsoil #horizoneurope #soil #soilmatters #learning #farming #drought
June 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We are pleased to announce Lindsay as the winner of the TERRASAFE photo competition. Congratulations!
Explore more about the TERRASAFE project here: terrasafe.eu
#photocompetition #desertification #soilhealth #missionsoil #horizoneurope #soil #soilmatters #learning #farming #drought
Explore more about the TERRASAFE project here: terrasafe.eu
#photocompetition #desertification #soilhealth #missionsoil #horizoneurope #soil #soilmatters #learning #farming #drought
Cartegena Desert: Photo competition!
We held a photo competition during our recent excursion to Cartegena, Spain, one of our pilot areas. Congratulations to Tom Timberlake, our third runner-up in the TERRASAFE photo competition.
We held a photo competition during our recent excursion to Cartegena, Spain, one of our pilot areas. Congratulations to Tom Timberlake, our third runner-up in the TERRASAFE photo competition.
June 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Cartegena Desert: Photo competition!
We held a photo competition during our recent excursion to Cartegena, Spain, one of our pilot areas. Congratulations to Tom Timberlake, our third runner-up in the TERRASAFE photo competition.
We held a photo competition during our recent excursion to Cartegena, Spain, one of our pilot areas. Congratulations to Tom Timberlake, our third runner-up in the TERRASAFE photo competition.