Stonemasons build check dams, part of a larger effort of desert greening projects, to restore water to the West Turkey Creek watershed landscape while conserving the land. Desert regreening can help ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Southeast Australia has been getting hotter and drier. Droughts ...

Eco India: What does the greening of the Thar mean for its desert ecosystems Between 2001 and 2023, the Thar desert – a region known for its long, dry spells, droughts and erratic rainfall – witnessed ...

Khaki sand surrounds the shores of Lake Bardawil on the northern edge of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The blue water is a marked contrast against the arid landscape. Pieter van Hout knows the region well ...

As he watches his neighbours watering the tens of thousands of tree saplings they planted in their Himalayan village a few ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Climate scientists used models to show historic intervals of a green, vegetated ...

Reducing CO 2 levels in the atmosphere will take more than cutting emissions—we will also need to capture and store the excessive volumes of already-emitted carbon. In an opinion paper published in ...

Coachella has received a $3.19 million grant for its Grapefruit Boulevard urban greening and connectivity project, city officials announced on Friday outside city hall. The city's grant was the ...

In Episode 2 of the series, Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the border ...

Historical necessity and culture have shaped a national character that views obstacles not as roadblocks but as opportunities ...