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China turns sand into fertile soil: the cyanobacteria experiment challenging desertification
For centuries, the desert was synonymous with loss: it advanced over towns, ruined crops, and turned entire regions into uninhabitable zones. Human responses—walls, trees,...
MIT engineers develop a device that extracts drinking water from air without the need for energy
Más de 2.200 millones de personas en el mundo lack guaranteed access to safe drinking water. This problem is not limited to poor regions:...
The desert that became a global orchard: the Peruvian agro-export boom and its environmental challenges
The vast desert plains of the Ica region in southwestern Peru have radically changed their landscape in a few decades. Areas that once showed...
Tourism and Science in the Tatacoa Desert: the Ideal Place in Colombia for Stargazing
South America is home to famous deserts such as the Atacama in Chile or the Patagonia in Argentina. However, there is another lesser-known one...
The Great Green Wall: the ambitious ecological belt aiming to halt desertification in Africa
In the heart of the Sahel, a wall of 10,000 trees planted over six kilometers protects a village from the wind. This small example...
