Who we are and what we do
Ecosystem restoration education and action to improve our bioregion.
Mud Valley Foundation is a nonprofit focused on education and action-oriented initiatives for ecosystem restoration and bioregional unity in southwestern Portugal. We work to reverse the effects of desertification in our local ecosystem to assure improved soil quality, water availability, biodiversity, and local livelihoods. Mud Valley Foundation is a part of a global network of ecosystem restoration communities engaged in regeneration efforts. We also support educational efforts in the areas of eco-social regeneration and ecosystem restoration.
Latest Updates and Blog Posts
Compost Effect on Radish Growth
In this final blog about the junior internship, Sonoma shares the results of the research project Compost Effects on Radish Growth.
My Research Project and Junior Internship Journey
In this blog, the junior interns set up their research project, do soil analysis, and present their findings.
What Is Desertification (And Can It Be Reversed)?
Discover what desertification is, why it happens, and how regenerative approaches can rebuild soil health, improve water retention, and restore ecosystems.
Visit our Blog page for all of our updates, program news, research, and other important information.
The problem
Our local ecosystem is being degraded by climate change and human actions.
Desertification is a growing problem in Mediterranean Europe, including the southwestern Algarve of Portugal, where arid and semi-arid regions are becoming increasingly vulnerable to and affected by soil degradation and loss of vegetation cover. Climate change, combined with unsustainable land use practices such as overgrazing, deforestation, intensive agriculture, and urban sprawl, is making the problem worse. Desertification has serious ecological, economic, and social consequences, including loss of biodiversity, reduced water availability and food security, and increased poverty and human migration.
Mud Valley Foundation engages in a variety of regenerative education activities to reduce the impact of climate change and human action in our local bioregion.
