Mara-Mediterra’s 1st e-Newsletter covers the presentation by Mara-Mediterra’s Project Coordinator, Dr. Vasileios Takavakoglou (SWRI) at a side event of the COP27 on 11 November 2022. Read up also on how Antonios Tirpintiris has been successfully combating desertification with the help of nature on the Greek Island of Lesvos. He joins other farmers in Italy and Greece who have successfully applying one or more of the agro-ecological practices that are being promoted by the Mara-Mediterra partnership. Their testimonies are being brought to you in the form of short clips on the project’s video channel on Youtube.