What is desertification and how can we prevent it?

by Michelle Kilfoyle | Jul 11, 2025

This accessible explainer from CREAF discusses how soil is formed, how it degrades, and the consequences of the degradation. With a special focus on desertification in Catalonia, Spain, it also touches on ways to prevent desertification. Did you know that two thirds...

The Value of Land

by admin | Jun 23, 2025

The Value of Land – Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management The values of land Immediate agricultural or forestry market values commonly determine land’s economic value. This narrow market perspective chronically undervalues...

ELD Practitioner’s Guide: Pathways and Options for Action and Stakeholder Engagement

by admin | Jun 16, 2025

The Practitioner’s Guide has been developed to facilitate engagement between stakeholders in identifying pathways to action that can help tackling and adapting to the challenges of land degradation on the ground. It is based on materials of the MOOC 2:...

ELD User Guide: A 6+1 step approach to assess the economics of land management

by admin | May 30, 2025

This practical guide from the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative offers step-by-step support for assessing the economic value of land and ecosystem services. Designed for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners, it helps integrate cost-benefit...

Economics of Drought Report

by admin | May 30, 2025

Economics of Drought: Investing in nature-based solutions for drought resilience – Proaction pays   About the project Drought, a relentless threat to our environment, lives, and economies, is a crisis that cannot be ignored. Major drought events in the past...