World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Webinar
Webinar | Recognize. Respect. Restore. From Soil Degradation and Desertification to Resilient Land Systems
📅 17 June 2026
🕚 11:00 CEST
📍 Online
🔗 Registration required via LINK
Join us for a free webinar organised through the AgroTechHub Cluster, bringing together Horizon Europe projects and experts working on soil restoration, land preservation, and solutions to combat desertification.
The event will explore how innovative approaches and practical solutions can move beyond pilot actions and contribute to healthier soils and more resilient land systems. Discussions will focus on improving accessibility, increasing impact, and aligning solutions with end-user needs.
Organised in collaboration with TERRASAFE, NEMESIS, LANDSHIFT, AfroGrow, and EARTHONE, this webinar will create a space to exchange knowledge, experiences, and practical pathways towards sustainable land management.
Preliminary agenda
SESSION 1 – Webinar “Recognize & Respect” focusing on understanding soil degradation while showcasing solutions through presentation of project representatives.
- Presentations & speakers:
- Community Compost Hubs: An Open-Source Model for Scaling Soil Carbon Restoration in Drylands , Michael Loizdes, Isotech, TERRASAFE
- MONALISA innovations and solutions applied in Case Studies, Cristina Domingo-Marimon, CREAF, MONALISA
- Regenerative Land Use: Nature-based Solutions, Soil Restoration, and the LandShift, NbS Library , Antoine Coudard, Metabolic, LandShift
- Nemesis Soil Health Living Labs for combating desertification across the Mediterranean, Ioannis Varvaris, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Nemesis
- AfroGrow Living Labs for data-driven agroforestry and land restoration across Africa, Zampela Pittaki, International Center for Research in Agroforestry, AfroGrow
- Supporting Resilient Land Systems through Data-Driven Decision-Making, Giancarlo Renella, University of Padova, EARTHONE
SESSION 2 – Cafe Talk “Restore & Scale” discussion focusing on how to move from solutions to resilient systems.
- Moderators:
- Francesca Assennato, ISPRA, MONALISA
- Ioannis Varvaris, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Nemesis
We look forward to welcoming researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and all stakeholders interested in soil health and land resilience.