Identifing & promoting the expansion of innovative and tailored solutions to prevent land degradation & desertification (LDD)
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🌱 MONALISA's 2nd General Assembly kicks off in Thessaloniki! 🇬🇷
Hosted by @CERTHellas, the meeting opens with Ioannis Manakos and our coordinator Giovanna Seddaiu.
Two days to reflect on our progress, exchange ideas and plan what's next!
#MONALISA4land #MissionSoil
🪨 Traditional knowledge in action in Crete.
A hands-on dry stone-wall workshop in Ethia brought together researchers, local stakeholders and community members within the MONALISA Asterousia Case Study.
🌿 Read more: monalisa4land.eu/2026/09/28/…
#MONALISA4land #MissionSoil #Crete
📺 MONALISA reached national TV following #EuropeanResearchersNight in Rome.
Francesca Assennato from @ISPRA_Press presented the Desertification Goose Game and the project during a TG3 report.
▶️ Watch (in Italian)
rainews.it/notiziari/tg3/vid…
Feature: 12:47 - 12:57
#MissionSoil
🌍 Tomorrow at #EARSeL2026, MONALISA will be represented by Gregory Giuliani and Audrey Lambiel in the Special Session “Living Earth – Mapping states and dynamics of landscapes.”
📅 2 October | Athens
Programme: conftool.org/EARSeL-Symposiu…
#MONALISA4land
🎲 From Sassari to Turin and Rome, the #MONALISA Desertification Goose Game brought soil and land-degradation science to young audiences during #EuropeanResearchersNight.
📸 See moments from Turin and Rome and read the full story from all three cities: monalisa4land.eu/2026/09/28/…
🎲 Today in Sassari, the @unissTweet team brought the MONALISA Desertification Goose Game to young participants during SHARPER – European Researchers’ Night.
Next stops:
📍 Turin — 25 Sept, UNIGHT @cnr_ircres
📍 Rome — 26 Sept, NET-2026 @ISPRA_Press
#MONALISA4land
🌍 MONALISA is joining the Living Earth Special Session at #EARSeL2026 in Athens, together with #LandShift, #Nemesis-soil and #NOSTRADAMUS!
Explore the full programme: athens2026.earsel.org/wp-con…
💧🌿 Case study in focus: Beit Dajan & Tayasir, Palestine 🇵🇸
In semi-arid conditions, #MONALISA is exploring treated wastewater reuse, precision water management and resilient land-management practices together with local stakeholders.
🔗 monalisa4land.eu/2026/09/17/…
🌍 MONALISA at #UNCCDCOP17
Anna Luise from @ISPRA_Press presented MONALISA’s framework for assessing and monitoring desertification risk across Europe at the side event “From Observation to Action”.
🔗 Read more: monalisa4land.eu/2026/09/11/…
#LandDegradation #Desertification
🎬🌿 Worth revisiting: the Asterousia Case Study 🇬🇷
In this MONALISA Explainer, Michalis Probonas shares how the project is working with farmers in southern Crete to address land degradation and desertification through nature-based solutions.
📺 youtu.be/n7eo8eL-O5M?si=dmKi…
📚 One for the reading list: @FAO's new 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 2026.
A detailed look at how soils have changed since 2015, the threats they face and why sustainable soil management still needs to scale up.
🔗 openknowledge.fao.org/items/…
🌱One week to go until #Soils4EuropeConference2026!
MONALISA is pleased to be among the #MissionSoil projects co-organising the conference, bringing together soil policy, science, monitoring, restoration & innovation.
📅 Full programme:
soils4europe2026.eu/program-…
#MONALISA4mission
✍️ Day 1 of the #Soils4Europe2026 #Conference opens with the EU #SoilMonitoringLaw and what it means for the future of #EuropeanSoils.
🗣️ The morning kicks off with a lecture from @martinhojsik, Vice-President of the @Europarl_EN .
🔗 Explore the program: lnkd.in/dfyXnHir
ALT An image reading "SOILS FOR EUROPE CONFERENCE 7-11 SEPTEMBER 2026 COIMBRA, PORTUGAL Where soil science meets policy" featuring a photo of the University of Coimbra tower alongside event and EU funding logos.
💧🌾 Case study in focus: Médenine, Tunisia 🇹🇳
MONALISA is combining traditional & smart water-management approaches to address drought, water scarcity and soil erosion in this dryland landscape.
Discover the case study 👇
🔗 monalisa4land.eu/medenine/
#MONALISA4land #Medenine
Press release in English: monalisa4land.eu/download/as…
Médenine Case Study Brochure: monalisa4land.eu/2025/06/23/…
🌿 Ancient burial mounds may help protect Mediterranean grassland biodiversity.
New research by @rocco_lab, Saverio Vicario, Cristina Tarantino, Orsolya Valkó & Balázs Deák explores their role as refuges for grassland vegetation.
🔗sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
⛰️ Case study in focus: Asterousia, Greece 🇬🇷
In southern Crete, MONALISA is exploring ecological restoration and conservation agriculture to address erosion, drought, overgrazing and land degradation.
Discover the case study 👇
🔗monalisa4land.eu/asterousia/
#MONALISA4land
Brochure in English and Greek: monalisa4land.eu/2025/06/23/…
Press release: monalisa4land.eu/download/as…