TERRASAFE EU

Celebrate World Soil Day 2024 with TERRASAFE! 🌱 🪱 We’re delighted to mark the occasion 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 various innovations. 🔍 A few key topics: ⭐ An introduction to our collaborative approach and some of the potential innovations we'll be testing ⭐ Insights into our pilot areas, including challenges such as soil salinisation, water scarcity, and vegetation loss. ⭐ Highlights from stakeholder workshops and the project’s public launch event. 📖 Read the full newsletter here, and sign up for future editions via our website: https://lnkd.in/e-WaBys6 #WorldSoilDay #WSD24 #MissionSoil #HorizonEurope #SoilHealth #Desertification #ClimateCrisis #Drought #SciComm UN Convention to Combat Desertification European Environment Agency Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) EU Environment and Climate

🌿 Desertification researchers - it's not too late! You still have time to submit your abstract to our EGU 2025 session SSS9.4:  ✨Innovations to assess, prevent and combat desertification✨ Deadline: Wednesday 15 January 2025, 13:00 CET For full details of the call, and where to send your abstract, see the link in comments 👇 This is a fantastic opportunity to share your knowledge and experiences with scientists from across the disciplines for a truly enriching discussion.   We warmly invite researchers from: - Soil Sciences - Hydrology - Earth Observation - Agricultural Ecosystems - Biological Sciences - Social Sciences We welcome: 🌿 contributions on the assessment of desertification processes and indicators, both through remote sensing imagery and field surveys. 🌿presentations that discuss findings from the testing and analysis of field management practices, material and social innovations for preventing and combatting desertification. 🌿presentations on methods use for assessing land degradation neutrality under SDG 15.3.1. This session will also introduce the establishment of an international Community of Practice and Knowledge on desertification assessment and innovations for sustainable land management, which you are very welcome to join. The session is co-organised by the Horizon Europe Soil Mission Projects: MONALISA_EU and TERRASAFE EU We look forward to seeing you in Vienna, 27 April - 2 May 2025! #MissionSoil #EGU2025 #Desertification

⏳ Due date for the EGU General Assembly in Vienna is approaching! 💡 Don’t forget to submit your abstract to the joint MONALISA_EU and TERRASAFE EU session: 🌍 "Innovation to Assess, Prevent, and Combat Desertification!" 📅 January 15, 2025, 13:00 CET ⏳ #EGU2025 #Desertification #Innovation #EUProjects

🌍MONALISA_EU and TERRASAFE EU at COP16! From December 2–13, 2024, COP16 in Riyadh brought together global leaders to tackle land degradation and desertification. 🌱 MONALISA_EU was showcased during a side event hosted by the Saudi Arabian Meteorological Office, thanks to its sister project, TERRASAFE EU. 🤝 Lindsay Stringer presented MONALISA_EU's innovative approach to stakeholder engagement and its work on digital solutions for reversing land degradation. 💡Daniela Smiraglia, our consortium partner from ISPRA, also represented MONALISA_EU as a panelist in another side event, discussing synergies between Rio Conventions. 👉Read more at: https://lnkd.in/dh23h7SW 🚀By aligning with global platforms like COP16, MONALISA_EU continues to drive collaboration and sustainable solutions for desertification challenges. #Sustainability #Desertification #Innovation

👏 Greetings to all the personnel involved in the project TERRASAFE EU for organizing the WOCAT-QM mapping training workshop in Cyprus! As a partner of the MONALISA_EU project, I appreciated to join this workshop hosted by the The Cyprus Institute. 🌍 Over three days, we explored innovative tools like WOCAT-QM to map land degradation, engaged in hands-on fieldwork, and exchanged ideas on sustainable land management. The collaboration between researchers, experts, and local farmers has been truly inspiring. I will be excited to integrate these learnings into MONALISA's mission to tackle land degradation and desertification! #MONALISA #TERRASAFE #LandDegradation #Desertification #HorizonEurope #EUResearch #Drought

🌟 Season's Greetings from all of us at TERRASAFE! As the year comes to a close, we want to send warm wishes to everyone in our community. Whether you’re celebrating or simply taking time to reflect, we hope this season brings you peace, joy, and renewal 🎄 We’re excited for 2025 and look forward to sharing our progress as we continue working in local communities across southern Europe and North Africa to explore ways of combatting desertification. Stay tuned - we'll be back and raring to go in early January! 🎅 #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear #HorizonEurope #MissionSoil #SoilHealth EU Environment and Climate United Nations ECHO Horizon Europe Project European Commission

Looking to do a PhD about desertification resilience? We have a brilliant opportunity here at TERRASAFE! See details below 👇 #PhD #PhDOpportunity #Desertification #LandDegradation #AcademicLife #HorizonEurope #MissionSoil UN Convention to Combat Desertification

I am seeking a PhD candidate interested in territorial solutions for desertification resilience, together with Diego Valbuena. Check the vacancy description below. The application deadline is 6 January!

Lu Qi has spent three decades researching solutions, restoring degraded land, and helping communities adapt. His work has transformed millions of hectares of barren land into thriving ecosystems, curbing soil erosion and boosting livelihoods. “Combating desertification requires comprehensive participation throughout the entire process, across all dimensions and regions. Our work goes beyond policy suggestions; it includes providing technical support, data analysis and solutions, all of which are outcomes of our research team,” says Lu, a 2024 United Nations #EarthChamps laureate. This is science in action. This is #GenerationRestoration: https://lnkd.in/guWxHTyy