Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar-led research suggests climate change, increased monsoon rainfall and expanded groundwater pumping have driven substantial vegetation growth in the Thar ...

Long-term satellite data shows a significant cooling effect of vegetation on land surface temperature. The searing heat of the Arabian Peninsula translates to a population vulnerable to heat stress.

Turkmenistan has begun an epic project to turn itself from one of the driest nations on earth into a land of sweeping forests. The Karakum Desert covers 80 percent of the country’s territory and ...

An experiment in western China over the past four decades shows that it is possible to tame the expansion of desert lands with greenery, and, in the process, pull excess carbon dioxide out of the sky.

Infrastructure development is a key driver of Indian forest loss Villagers in Chushul recently planted 150,000 trees in desert Experts say adding forest can hurt naturally treeless ecosystems CHUSHUL ...

With limited arable land and a growing population, Egypt is looking to the desert for solutions. This video breaks down Egypt’s desert greening strategy and how it’s being implemented. From new canals ...

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Winners and runners-up selected from over 1,400 global applicants across 93 countries. The winning scale-up created a soil additive using biology and AI to enhance food, water and climate security.

On a sand dune with drought-resistant plants swaying in the wind, 58-year-old Huang Maotao and her husband crouch down and carefully check on the growth of their newly planted red willows, which stand ...

KAUST researchers compared the land surface temperatures between different planted and bare soil environments around Saudi Arabia and found that vegetation provides an extra cooling effect. The ...