by Deborah Talbot | Jun 11, 2026 | Blog, News
Excessively salty soil is one of the biggest threats to agriculture and food security. In this blog, Dr Nissaf Karbout explains why soil salinisation is degrading critical cropland in Tunisia and considers what the future holds for farmers in the region. Globally,...
by Deborah Talbot | Apr 24, 2026 | Blog
In this blog, Lindsay C. Stringer MBE, Professor in Environment and Development and Dr Thomas Timberlake, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity, share their research on community visions of the future for each of the five...
by Deborah Talbot | Jan 30, 2026 | Blog, News
By Dr Charlotte Chivers Summary: Carob, a drought-tolerant Mediterranean tree, is gaining attention as a climate-resilient crop for drying regions where traditional agriculture is struggling. Mature trees survive on minimal rainfall and poor soils, though seedlings...
by Deborah Talbot | Dec 11, 2025 | Blog, News
By Andrew Arkle Desertification is a contemporary problem, exacerbated by human-driven climate change and the mismanagement of natural resources. Efforts are underway worldwide to remediate and reverse desertification, with some successes. This blog looks at some of...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Oct 8, 2025 | Blog
If we want to know whether land is slithering towards desertification – or recovering from it – one of the best clues is its ‘productivity’. In simple terms, productivity is the land’s ability to grow plants. Andreas Savvides and Adriana Bruggeman explain how...
by Charlotte | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog, News
A new Nature paper, co-authored by Professor Lindsay Stringer of TERRASAFE, shows that transforming global food systems could play a pivotal role in bending the curve of land degradation – a major driver of desertification in dryland regions. The study outlines...
