Imagine trying to stop a garden from turning into a sandbox. This effort helps people in dry areas use a mix of nature and new tech to keep their soil healthy and water flowing. It's like a toolkit for saving land that is drying out or being abandoned.
Land degradation and water scarcity in Southern Europe and North Africa lead to economic loss and rural depopulation. Current traditional practices are often insufficient to stop the rapid spread of desertification.
A set of certified nature-based and technological innovations tested in 5 pilot areas, accompanied by a map of desertification hotspots and policy recommendations.
If you are a tech provider dealing with water scarcity in drylands — this project developed a way to test and certify innovations in 5 pilot areas that improves land resilience. This allows you to prove your tech works against real-world soil degradation.
If you are a consultant dealing with rural depopulation and land decay — this project developed policy recommendations and a mapping system for desertification hotspots. You can use these certified strategies to advise clients on restoring fragile ecosystems.
If you are a firm dealing with erosion and soil instability in Southern Europe — this project developed nature-based innovations to stop vegetation decline. This provides a blueprint for building more resilient land-based treatments.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures for the innovations are not provided.
The project tests innovations across 5 different pilot areas representing 4 types of desertification, suggesting a design intended for wide-scale application across Southern Europe and Northern Africa.
Based on available project data, the project involves 7 SMEs commercially exploiting innovations, but specific licensing terms are not listed.
The project runs from 2024-06-01 to 2029-05-31, providing a 5-year window for development and testing.
The project specifically focuses on elaborating policy recommendations to ensure the wider uptake of certified innovations based on lessons from past policies.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, featuring 18 partners across 12 countries. With a 28% industry ratio and 7 SMEs specifically tasked with providing and tailoring innovations, there is a strong bridge between academic research (6 universities, 7 research centers) and market application.
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