New TERRASAFE explainer video published today!

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held its 16th Conference of the Parties (CoP 16) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2nd to 13th December 2024. These global political discussions brought together representatives from the European Union and all...

We’re delighted to mark World Soil Day 2024 by launching the first issue of the TERRASAFE newsletter. This inaugural edition marks the beginning of our journey - working with communities in southern Europe and North Africa to combat desertification by co-testing...

During November 2024, we brought together a group of interdisciplinary desertification experts from Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Tunisia, and The Netherlands for a TERRASAFE EU WOCAT-QM Training Workshop at The Cyprus Institute! WOCAT-QM is an evaluation...

We are pleased to announce that we have joined Bluesky! This provides us with another platform for sharing desertification-related news alongside regular project updates. Follow us by clicking here. Alternatively, try searching @desertificationEU or TERRASAFE.

On 14/11/24, we were in Brussels for Soil Mission Week, which provided a valuable opportunity to connect with colleagues from our sister project, MONA LISA, and to learn about newly launched EU Soil Mission projects that we plan to collaborate with. TERRASAFE partners...

Over 160 people registered for our recent launch event, where we introduced our project and explained the importance of combatting desertification.  Missed the event? Watch our launch event recording online to find out more about desertification and the aims of...

*27/09/24, 11:00-13:00 CET (10:00-12:00 UK)* Register for the event by clicking here. Are you concerned about the growing threat of desertification? We are pleased to invite you to join us for the official public launch of the TERRASAFE project! This event will...

TERRASAFE is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate. This post is linked to Work Package 2: Multi-actor engagement in a participatory approach and will be based in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York (UK), which leads the work...

TERRASAFE will contribute to tackling ongoing desertification challenges across Southern Europe and Northern Africa. We will do this by empowering local communities to co-create and adopt innovative approaches to preventing land degradation and restoring areas of...