China is planting 6.6 million hectares of new forest — almost the size of Ireland
The government of China has announced plans to plant 6.6 million hectares of forest in 2018 - that's an area roughly...
Substantial swaths of globe face desertification without climate action – new study
Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels could reduce desertification...
‘Great American Desert’ threatens to swallow eight US states as massive aquifer dries up
The Ogallala aquifer is one of the world's largest underground bodies of water, and many ecosystems and communities...
The world’s mightiest river is dying
The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental...
China is fighting desertification with a Great Green Wall of trees
In a major geoengineering effort to fight back against ever-encroaching desert, China is planting trees to create...
Archaeologist suggests ancient humans helped catalyze the Sahara’s desertification
The Sahara Desert we know, with its rolling sand dunes and hot temperatures, used to be a verdant grassland with...
The Mediterranean will become a desert unless global warming is limited to 1.5°C
Southern Spain could look like the Sahara unless global warming is held to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)...
INFOGRAPHIC: The True Environmental Cost of Eating Meat
Do you know the real cost of a steak? We're not talking about the dollars that people shell out to buy one, but...
Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage
Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into...
The Great Green Wall of Africa could fight desertification and poverty
As the Sahara Desert steadily creeps into arable land, African policymakers and activists are pursuing a bold...
Soaring skyscrapers transform barren deserts into life-giving oases
An honorable mention in eVolo's 2016 Skyscraper competition, Valley of the Giants takes a futuristic approach to...
Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert
With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it's not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest...
South African insurance company backs tree-planting effort to reduce effects of drought
Insurance companies are typically a fairly passive partner in disaster, showing up only when things have gone horribly...
Unsettling images capture the devastating environmental issues troubling Senegal
Senegal has a serious environmental crisis on its hands. Between devastating deforestation, slash-and-burn agricultural...
Margot Krasojevic’s solar-powered sand turbine hotel aims to stop the spread of the Gobi Desert
Desertification and dust storm has been the topic of research for many years, prompting designers and scientist...
6 Brilliant designs to fight desertification
1. Wind-powered Tumbleweed Robot by Shlomi Mir Israeli industrial designer Shlomi Mir created the wind-powered...
Bio-Pyramid turns Egypt’s ancient pyramids into a gigantic desertification-fighting skyscraper
The ‘Bio-Pyramid: Reserving Desertification’ proposal won an honorable mention in the 2015 eVolo Skyscraper...
Amazing “Green Machine” Mobile City Concept Transforms Deserts into Lush Oases
In 2007, the UN declared that desertification is one of the world's biggest environmental challenges that lead...
Tunisia Battles to Save Famous Star Wars Set from Encroaching Desertification
Remember Luke Skywalker's home in Tatooine that was lovingly restored by fans? It's currently one of several Star...
The Sands of the Namib Desert Swallow an Abandoned Mining Settlement in Namibia
The mining town first came into existence when diamonds were discovered in 1908, and at its peak, had a population...
Seed-Planting Tumbleweed Robot Draws From Nature to Fight Desertification
Israeli industrial designer Shlomi Mir has created a tumbleweed-inspired robot that uses wind power to study desertification...
Global Warming Will Lead to Hundreds of Millions of Climate Change Refugees
Photo via Shutterstock After news broke last week that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have officially...
Massive Living Mountain Skyscraper Transforms the Desert Into a Habitable Environment
The high rise conglomerate is built from local materials and stands on a reinforced concrete pier foundation to...
Generating Giant Sandstone Walls to Fight Desertification
Desertification, the degradation of land in arid areas, is a growing problem due to deforestation, fires, and climate...