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Breaking silos for Mediterranean landscape resilience: lessons from ResAlliance
Resilience is more than a buzzword—it’s a shared responsibility. Explore the insights gained, the 120 good practices tackling natural disturbances, and the policy recommendations that will help to shape the future of Mediterranean farms and forests. The ResAlliance project has come to an end after three years of work across the Mediterranean. It has been…
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Minimising water inputs and increasing productivity in agricultural plots
The Digital Twins (DT) innovation enables farmers to optimise irrigation through real-time data. With soil moisture sensors, weather forecasts and crop analysis, DT improves water efficiency, increases yields and promotes sustainable agriculture. Learn how this technology facilitates smart decisions and conserves essential resources. Digital Twins (DT) technology is increasingly recognised for its ability to enable…
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A thematic social network to connect Iberian agroforestry pioneers
The “Comunidad de sistemas agroforestales y cultivos mixtos” is a thematic social network created in 2023 to bring together the Iberian community of farmers, practitioners and researchers interested in agroforestry and mixed farming. Today it has 150+ members. Thematic social networks respond to specific interests or professional niches, providing a tailored platform for individuals to…
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Mediterranean resilience in action: best practices for a sustainable future
The ResAlliance project shares 121 innovative practices to tackle Mediterranean hazards like desertification, drought, and wildfires. Accessible online, these solutions empower landowners and policymakers to enhance resilience in agriculture, forestry, and landscapes. The European project ResAlliance aims to enhance the climatic and socio-economic resilience of the Mediterranean landscape by providing practical solutions and innovations to agricultural and…
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Resilient agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean: what are the challenges?
Tweet Practitioners from 11 Mediterranean countries participated in a public survey to identify and understand the principal needs, barriers, bottlenecks, innovation, and knowledge gaps needed to make agriculture and forestry systems resilient to socioeconomic and climate changes. Knowing how to reinforce resilient landscapes in the Mediterranean is important to identify what the needs and challenges…
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When professionals’ experience matters: the launch of ResAlliance Landlab in Portugal
Professionals from the agricultural and forestry sectors responded extensively to the call of the ISA/UTAD scientific research teams in Portugal to share their concerns and experiences, in view of the problems observed in the northern regions of the country. The European ResAlliance project continues to deploy its tools to improve the socio-economic resilience of the…
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Protecting your home from forest fires at zero cost: saving forests and money
Tweet The FireWise communities are an inspiring example of good practices applied in the Mediterranean context that help us defend ourselves against the consequences of forest fires. These practices are being documented by the ResAlliance project to promote knowledge exchange across the region. When a house, a garden, or private land burns down, it is…
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Cyprus ResAlliance’s LandLab launch: initiating a participatory integrated landscape-resilience strategy for the island
Tweet The participatory approach of EUC-CERIDES (Centre of Excellence in Risk and Decision Sciences of the European University of Cyprus) for the Cyprus LandLab has been an opportunity to lay the foundations for an integrated landscape resilience strategy in Cyprus, under the kind auspices of the Honourable Commissioner for Environment of the Republic of Cyprus;…
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Stakeholders’ perceptions on building resilient landscapes: launching the LandLab in Peloponnese
Tweet The first of the five LandLabs planned by the ResAlliance project across the Mediterranean was launched successfully on 28 September 2023, in the region of Peloponnese, Greece. The first activity was a workshop that was organised at the municipality of Chora, in the prefecture of Messinia, entitled “Creating resilient landscapes in the Mediterranean to…
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ResAlliance as an integrated approach to landscape management
Tweet In this interview, David Martín, Project Manager at Pau Costa Foundation, explains the organisation’s role in the EU-funded ResAlliance project and gives his own point of view on some aspects of landscape resilience in the Mediterranean. A key feature of ResAlliance is the LandLabs. These are programmes of activities and networking platforms in five…