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 15, 2025 | News
At CRIC23, held on 4 December 2025, DesertNet International gathered leading scientists, policy experts and UNCCD representatives for a session on emerging approaches to monitor land degradation and desertification risks (LDD) and to assess restoration efforts. The...
by Deborah Talbot | Dec 11, 2025 | News
Issue #3 of our biannual newsletter has been published. In it, we discuss the innovations we are going to test, and how and why they were chosen. Plus plenty of news from the TERRASAFE project team. Click on the image to download it.
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 Deborah Talbot | Nov 6, 2025 | News
In October, Isotech, which turns green waste into high-quality, low-cost compost, visited our Tunisian site for the first time after it was selected by the Tunisian Pilot Area Partnership. The visit focused on stakeholder, substrate, and infrastructure mapping...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Oct 23, 2025 | News
We have selected which desertification-combatting innovations to test. We are delighted to announce that, in close collaboration with farmers, land managers and other community members, we have now selected 7 innovations for combatting desertification – take a...
