Tag: drought
Holding the line against desertification: what Portugal’s Leiria Forest shows Europe
Soil degradation across Europe has worsened significantly over the past decade. According to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency,...
RE-LDN workshop launches civil society action on land degradation and climate...
Around 30 UNCCD-accredited civil society organisations in Türkiye will gather in Ankara to launch the Regional Engagement for Land Degradation Neutrality (RE-LDN) initiative. Aligned...
ResAlliance launches Landscape Resilience Blueprint for the Mediterranean region
After three years of collaborative work, the ResAlliance project has released the Landscape Resilience Blueprint for the Mediterranean Region, a strategic framework designed to...
Have your say! – Support innovation and learn with ResAlliance
The ResAlliance Call 4 Innovators is now open for voting, and we invite you to take part. Over the past year, LandNet members and...
Learning from the past: flood risk mitigation in a changing climate
One of the important effects of climate change has to do with obvious alterations in the water cycle of various regions, including the Mediterranean....
Rising threats and resilient solutions: insights from FOREST EUROPE’s webinars
Extreme droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity and, together with rising temperatures, are expected to weaken trees, threatening forest ecosystems and...
Deer to the rescue: how browsing combats wildfires in Iberian forests
Mediterranean oak woodlands, known for being the native habitat of the world’s cork trees, are increasingly at risk due to the spread of shrubs...
Webinar – Spotlight on genetic diversity: An unseen ally in adapting...
Drought events are expected to be more frequent and more extreme in the forthcoming decades due to climate change. Indeed, those observed in Europe...
Drought emergency underlines need for coordinated action across the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Basin, the second largest biodiversity hotspot of the world, is under severe threats due to climate change. Water scarcity, a long-known and widespread...
Thirsty Europe: the effects of climate change in Catalonia on forests...
As a result of climate change, droughts are on the rise in Europe and local and national governments are preparing for increasingly dry years....
Moving beyond suppression: why fire-smart management pays off
Across the Mediterranean region, wildfires are becoming larger, more intense, and more destructive. Climate change is part of the story, but it is not...
