Meet the farmers in southeastern Spain fighting desertification

Southeastern Spain is experiencing the northward advance of the Sahara Desert, leading to declining rainfall, soil degradation, and climate change-induced droughts, threatening agricultural lands that have been farmed for many centuries. Local farmers recently began adopting regenerative agriculture practices to better withstand long, persistent droughts punctuated by torrential rains and subsequent runoff. Read full story: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/bat... #reforestation #desertification #soilregeneration #Spain #farming Video chapters - 0:00 Farming Challenges 2:46 The Importance of Fertile Soil 4:33 Regenerative Techniques 7:37 Credits and Outro ---- Mongabay is a nonprofit environmental science and conservation news platform that produces original reporting in English, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Hindi, and Brazilian Portuguese. Check out https://www.mongabay.com Watch more of our videos: @mongabaytv Subscribe to Mongabay’s newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cyyIH9 Follow Mongabay on TikTok:   / mongabay   Follow Mongabay on Twitter:   / mongabay   Follow Mongabay on Instagram:   / mongabay   Follow Mongabay on Facebook:   / mongabay   Follow Mongabay on Mastodon: https://mastodon.green/@mongabay