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Jimma team on national TV with NbS testing grounds in the background

REAL-NbS Knowledge Dissemination and Farmers’ Engagement in Ethiopia

30 January 2026

The Jimma team shares knowledge through media and field days, engaging leaders and farmers to demonstrate practical Nature-based Solutions.

Implementing contour farming on the REAL NbS project experimental field in Tanzania

Sowing Along the Slope: Contour Planting as a Nature-Based Solution for Healthier Soil

25 November 2025

The degradation of agricultural land is a serious challenge in many parts of East Africa, where steep slopes, heavy seasonal rains, and deforestation...

REAL NbS in Arusha with NM-AIST and Monduli District crew and facilitators

Understanding Land Restoration Through Community Engagement: Insights from Monduli District, Tanzania

17 November 2025

In August 2025, our team travelled to Monduli District, Arusha, Tanzania, where we conducted research aimed at identifying social psychological...

Desho grass strips on the REAL NbS project experimental field in Ethiopia

Green Barriers: Grass Strips as Simple Nature-Based Solutions to Combat Land Degradation

16 October 2025

Simple rows of native grasses help East African farmers curb erosion, conserve water, restore soil health, and build climate resilience.

An example of Silvopasture system - photo credit Prof Jane Rickson, Cranfield University

Trees on the Farm: Restoring Land with Agroforestry as a Nature-Based Solution

6 August 2025

What is Agroforestry? Imagine a maize field bordered with fast-growing acacia trees. Or coffee plants thriving under the protective shade of banana...

Soil bunds installed at one of the REAL NbS project’s experimental sites in Ethiopia.

Soil Bunds: A Simple Yet Effective Nature-based Solution for Land Restoration

16 May 2025

Over the upcoming months, our colleague Dr Cynthia Olumba from Cranfield University, working on Work Package 1 focusing on Soil,...

Empowering Local Solutions to Land Degradation: The REAL NbS Project in Tanzania and Ethiopia

11 December 2024

A short insights from recent inception workshops with our local partners.

2 Masai men investigating cracked dried Earth in Eastern African lands

REAL NbS - latest update from the project team

23 July 2024

It has been busy few months at the REAL NbS project!

Land degradation on east African farmland

Sussex scientists awarded £2.3 million for climate and community resilience project in eastern Africa

16 April 2024

Dr Anna Rabinovich and Prof. John Drury from the School of Psychology, together with a multi-institutional team of collaborators, have been awarded...