TERRASAFE EU

📢 TERRASAFE is hiring: Postdoctoral research associate This post is linked to Work Package (WP) 2: Multi-actor engagement in a participatory approach. The post will be based in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York (UK). The successful candidate will support Professor Lindsay C. Stringer in developing and delivering on research tasks and outputs in TERRASAFE WP2 and contributing to other TERRASAFE work packages. A mixed-methods approach is envisaged including stakeholder analysis, workshops, interviews, focus groups, scenario planning and backcasting, feasibility assessment, participatory monitoring and evaluation, literature review and participatory video. The postholder will contribute to reports and papers, as well as project milestones and deliverables. The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and community-oriented department that has a strong commitment to upholding our core values (embracing diversity, making a positive difference, environmental sustainability, being friendly and helpful, and always learning). The department is proud to hold an Athena Swan Silver Award. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eUxnfkAz Deadline: 25/07/2024 #postdoc #jobsinacademia #stakeholderengagement #researchjobs #desertification #mixedmethods #socialscience

Cyprus in a new project to combat desertification in rural areas of Southern Europe and North Africa! 🌾 💧 👉 The European project TERRASAFE EU brings together 11 European and 1 African country to tackle the increasing threat of desertification in rural areas of Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Spain, and Tunisia. ❗ Cyprus is participating in the program as one of the significantly affected areas! In Cyprus, AKTI Project and Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute (CyI), and Isotech Ltd Environmental Research Consultancy will cooperate to test solutions for building resilience in rural areas affected by desertification. These three organizations will collaborate with communities and farmers of the Morphou Community Complex, with participation from agricultural and environmental organizations and authorities. 📍 The ambitious five-year project will work in five rural pilot areas to combat five main desertification threats: decreasing soil organic carbon in Cyprus, soil salinization in Tunisia, population decline and land abandonment in Italy, water scarcity in Spain, and vegetation decline in forested areas in Romania. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eduwq_f2 The project is co-financed by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. Follow the project on Social Media: X https://lnkd.in/en27RbKi Facebook https://lnkd.in/eVJm3uNg Instagram https://lnkd.in/esnnBtRT LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/e6bhMNAJ First photo credit: Christos Zoumides #HorizonEurope #LandDegradation #desertification Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Universidade de Aveiro Countryside and Community Research Institute University of Gloucestershire University of York Wageningen University & Research NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research Università degli Studi della Basilicata The Cyprus Institute CSIC Ibero Massa Florestal, S.A. AKTI Project and Research Centre Agrodit EDAFOTEC AgroBiogel GmbH

🔹 Το νέο ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα TERRASAFE EU φέρνει κοντά 11 ευρωπαϊκές και 1 βορειοαφρικανική χώρα για αντιμετώπιση της κρίσιμης απειλής της ερημοποίησης στις αγροτικές περιοχές της Β. Αφρικής και της Ν. Ευρώπης, με την Κύπρο να συμμετέχει στο πρόγραμμα, ως μια από τις περιοχές που πλήττονται σημαντικά. 🔹 Το φιλόδοξο πενταετές ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα, στο οποίο από πλευράς Κύπρου συμμετέχουν το Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου, η ΜΚΟ AKTI Project and Research Centre και η εταιρεία Ερευνητών – Συμβούλων Isotech Ltd, θα δώσει συγκεκριμένες, εφαρμόσιμες, οικονομικά και περιβαλλοντικά αποτελεσματικές λύσεις με σκοπό την ενίσχυση της ανθεκτικότητας στις αγροτικές περιοχές που επηρεάζονται από την ερημοποίηση. --------------- 🔹 A new European project, #TERRASAFE, brings together eleven European and one North African country to tackle the increasing threat of desertification in rural areas of Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Spain and Tunisia. 🔹 TERRASAFE is an ambitious five-year project that will work in five rural pilot areas to combat five main desertification threats: decreasing soil organic carbon in Cyprus, soil salinization in Tunisia, population decline and land abandonment in Italy, water scarcity in Spain, and vegetation decline in forested areas in Romania. 🔹 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu6QrM85 Photo credit: Christos Zoumides

Our teams passion never stops ➡ This week, we traveled to Aveiro, Portugal ✈ , to kick off the EU project TERRASAFE. This pioneering initiative aims to empower local communities in Southern Europe and North Africa to tackle the growing challenges of #desertification. The project focuses on adopting nature-based and technological innovations to address the four main types of desertification: vegetation decline, soil degradation, water scarcity, and depopulation. These regions present challenges on land management due to limitations on the use of water and higher salinity levels on soils which impact plant growth and health. At Agrodit, we are proud to be part of this innovative project. Our goal is to help these communities use agricultural inputs more efficiently and benefit from our highly precise #soildata. Thank you to our colleagues from Universidade de Aveiro for the good organization of these days 👏 #EUproject #Agroditdata

Excited to be a part of this project!! TERRASAFE EU Universidade de Aveiro CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies

TERRASAFE, starts its path TERRASAFE, A new research project co-funded by the EU, participated by EDAFOTEC aims to empower local communities across Southern Europe and Northern Africa to combat desertification. United Nations Desertification and Drought Day, taking place on 17th June 2024, recognises the urgency of tackling desertification, which happens when previously fertile land becomes dry and degraded. This desertification process is often due to human activity and is increasingly exacerbated by climate change.  This year the focus of the UN Desertification and Drought Day is on land stewardship, which is precisely the remit of a newly launched research project, TERRASAFE.  This ambitious five-year project will empower local communities to tackle the increasing threat of desertification posed by unsustainable land management practices and climate change. Desertification is a particularly pressing concern in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, and North Africa. TERRASAFE will work in five rural pilot areas across these regions that represent the four main types of desertification: depopulation, soil degradation, vegetation decline and water scarcity. Recognising that local communities are key to building desertification resilience in these areas, TERRASAFE will work closely with local people to test and evaluate nature-based, technical and social innovations. These solutions aim to strengthen the communities’ ability to combat desertification in a way that is both economically and environmentally effective. Contact Information: Follow us on X @TerrasafeEU LinkedIn TERRASAFE EU Press contacts: Jacob Keizer +35 351965157989  email: jjkeizer@ua.pt / dao-terrasafe-coordination@ua.pt  or Jane Mills +44 1242714037 email: jmills@glos.ac.uk TERRASAFE is Co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme Credit: Christos Zoumides   Project logo

Today is World Day to combat Desertification and Drought.   We must recognise the urgency of tackling desertification, often due to human activity and is increasingly exacerbated by climate change. This year the focus of the UN Desertification and Drought Day is on land stewardship, and we are glad to join forces in a new Horizon Europe research project, TERRASAFE, which will empower local communities to tackle the increasing threat of desertification posed by unsustainable land management practices and climate change. Stay tuned for more!   Global warming is rapidly transforming the European continent. Climate change is driving heatwaves and droughts that compromise food security in the European Union. Policy instruments need to support farmers in adopting sustainable practices that increase farm system resilience. Read our blog 👇 https://lnkd.in/d3-GVrc9   #UNited4Land #ClimateChange #Desertification #FoodSecurity #WaterResilience #SustainableFarming

👋 Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹 - Our senior policy analyst Melanie Muro is at the TERRASAFE EU project kick-off.   TERRASAFE is a pioneering initiative envisaging to empower local communities in southern Europe and northern Africa to combat desertification across through the adoption of nature-based, social and technological innovations. TERRASAFE will work in five rural pilot areas that represent four main types of desertification: depopulation, soil degradation, vegetation decline and water scarcity.      The pilot areas include:  👉 Two rural areas in Italy suffering from depopulation and land abandonment, leading to land degradation. 👉 A dry region in Spain facing severe water scarcity. 👉 An area in Romania experiencing significant vegetation decline. 👉A region in Cyprus grappling with soil degradation due to soil organic matter decline. 👉An area in Tunisia dealing with soil degradation caused by soil salinisation.   The project is co-funded by the European Commission and UK Research and Innovation, with a consortium of including universities, research institutes, policy organisations, and innvovation partners from Europe and Northern Africa. Universidade de Aveiro Countryside and Community Research Institute University of Gloucestershire University of York Wageningen University & Research NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research Università degli Studi della Basilicata The Cyprus Institute CSIC AKTI KENTRO MELETON KE EREVNAS INSTITUT DES REGIONS ARIDES INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE IN SILVICULTURA MARIN DRACEA FONDAZIONE MEDES Isotech Ltd IO-DIT AB AgroBiogel GmbH Ibero Massa Florestal, S.A. EDAFOTEC   #desertification #HorizonEurope #LandDegradation

Team TERRASAFE are in Aveiro, Portugal for our first in-person plenary meeting! Thanks to Universidade de Aveiro for hosting us 👏 We have spent the last few days planning how we will achieve our objective: to empower local communities in Southern Europe & North Africa to combat #desertification #HorizonEurope #LandDegradation

Introducing Team TERRASAFE! Our consortium consists of 18 partners, including Universities, research institutes, and policy organisations from across Europe and Northern Africa, alongside our 5 innovation partners. Let's combat #desertification together 💪