Desertification events

Conferences, workshops and other opportunities for you to learn and share knowledge on desertification and land degradation.

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  • TERRAenVISION 2025

    University of Granada, Spain University of Granada, Granada, Spain

    This conference aims to provide a platform for a broad range of stakeholders that together can exchange experiences and identify new transformational pathways towards a sustainable society within the planetary boundaries.TERRAVISION promotes the exchange of scientific research, solutions from industry and insights from policy for interdisciplinary collaboration and networking. To facilitate the dialogue between scientists […]

  • Making the case for soil health monitoring – webinar

    The webinar will bring together the perspectives of farmers, policy makers and scientists on soil monitoring practices, and ground key concepts in the current EU farming and land use landscape. The panel will discuss the value of soil monitoring from three vital perspectives: on-the-ground practice, scientific research, and policy development.

  • EUROSOIL 2025

    FIBES Seville Congress Palace Seville, Spain

    EUROSOIL is the official meeting of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS). It is among Europe’s most important Soil Sciences events and offers the opportunity for knowledge transfer among the Soil Sciences community.

  • World Association for Soil and Water Conservation conference

    Morocco

    ABOUT RISE-SWC Conference As global climate change continues to intensify, soil and water resources are facing unprecedented challenges. The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events due to climate change, such as heavy rainfall, droughts and floods, crop growth cycles and yields are affected, challenging agricultural production, water availability is threatened and water scarcity is a […]

  • EUSO Stakeholder Forum 2025 – Part III: Soil challenges and solutions in the Mediterranean

    Villa Europa Rome, Italy

    Part III of the EUSO Stakeholders Forum 2025 will take place on 9 October 2025 at Villa Europa in Rome (hybrid form). Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on Mediterranean soils. The forum will bring together recent research on degradational processes and innovative solutions in the Mediterranean area, focussing on sustainability, resilience, and adapting […]

  • European Soil Observatory Stakeholder Forum

    Online

    Healthy soils are essential for achieving climate neutrality, halting the loss of biodiversity and providing healthy food. However, more than 60% of the EU’s soils are subject to one or more soil degradation processes. The recently updated Soil Degradation Dashboard, developed by the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO), shows the location and estimates the extent of soil degradation processes […]

  • 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

    The second Café Talk organized by the MONALISA Knowledge Community will take place on October 30th. This event will address issues related to the use of technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, machine learning, and remote sensing data, to combat land degradation and desertification, to foster discussion on development prospects. Research by participants in the MONALISA Call for Young Researchers […]

  • European Misson Soil Week (EMSW) 2025

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    EMSW is an annual event aimed at promoting the Horizon Europe Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ – Mission Soil – raising awareness about the importance of soil health and driving action to protect and restore our soils. The 2025 event is organised by the Danish Ministry of Green Transition, Aarhus University and the European […]

  • Rethinking the Futures of Mediterranean Land and Water

    The Mediterranean region faces intertwined challenges in land degradation, water scarcity, and climate resilience. Addressing these requires systemic, cooperative, and forward-looking solutions to identify, implement, and promote innovative and inclusive approaches to sustainable land and water management across Mediterranean drylands. On 11 November 2025, the SALAM-MED project will host an international event in Athens to present key findings, share lessons […]

  • Resilient Soils for a Sustainable Future – British Society of Soil Science 2025 Annual Conference

    King’s House Conference Centre Manchester, United Kingdom

    The British Society of Soil Science 2025 Annual Conference will take place from Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 December in Manchester. The overall conference theme is Resilient Soils for a Sustainable Future. The packed multi-disciplinary event spanning the built, natural environment and agricultural sectors, set at the King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester, will provide delegates with a fantastic […]