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...
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 Michelle Kilfoyle | Sep 4, 2025 | News
Water scarcity is an emergency that society overlooks far too often, argues TERRASAFE project member, Eleni Panayiotou of Isotech, in an article published by CyprusMail. This summer, Cyprus’s dams were at less than 20 per cent of their capacity. Yet, we continue treat...
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...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Jul 15, 2025 | Blog
Rural depopulation is driving desertification across southern Europe, exacerbating the decline of livelihoods and the environment. In this blog, Rosanna Salvia and Giovanni Quaranta offer solutions to depopulation-driven desertification that go beyond technical fixes...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Jul 10, 2025 | News
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. No single solution to desertification exists. But, as the packed webinar demonstrates, you already have many...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Jun 26, 2025 | News
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. The consortium is...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Jun 17, 2025 | News
Professor Lindsay Stringer, TERRASAFE project member, has just been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). This highly prestigious accolade is a UK state honour bestowed by King Charles III to individuals for outstanding achievements or services...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | Jun 3, 2025 | News
Join us on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought for an insightful webinar co-organised by TERRASAFE and our sister project, MONALISA. Tuesday 17 June 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CET Registration: FREE >> Register here As climate change escalates,...
by Michelle Kilfoyle | May 15, 2025 | Blog
How rural Mediterranean landscapes depend on people for their survival Across southern Europe, people are moving away from the countryside in search of better opportunities. Giovanni Quaranta and Rosanna Salvia explain how this rural depopulation accelerates...
