Spain is one of the main producers of fruit and vegetables for Europe, but around 75% of its surface is at risk of desertification. So how can farmers feed the world while protecting the planet?

In this week’s Inside Spain we look at how for 40 years successive Spanish governments have allowed private companies to buy ...

Restrictions on tourist flat rentals and concerns over squatting or rent defaults could result in hundreds or thousands of ...

China is "using the sun to fight the sand" in the latest chapter of its ongoing battle against "desertification". An "audacious" project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, will see the construction of 100 ...

The chestnut harvest in Greece is expected to drop to about 15,000 tonnes in 2024 because of the extreme weather, half the ...

While significant progress was made on the issues of genetic resources and indigenous peoples, negotiations failed to reach ...

The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions addressing the urgent challenges posed by desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD), underscoring the critical need for a cohesive ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new study has found that the increase in soil erosion in coastal areas due to desertification is worsening flood impacts on Middle Eastern and North African port cities.

He credited the achievement to a series of concerted efforts by the country to promote initiatives aimed at controlling desertification, underpinned by the establishment of a robust and effective ...

Fernando Maestre received his BsC and PhD in biology from the University of Alicante (Spain) in 1998 and 2002 ... dryland ecosystems and their responses to ongoing climate change, desertification and ...

Most cork oak trees are farmed for commercial exploitation in southwest Europe (predominantly in Portugal and Spain ... tree forests also help against desertification, provide habitats for ...