In Qatar, the summers are long and hot. From April through October, the average high hovers between 90 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and there's hardly ever a drop of rain. To meet the needs of a ...

For the past two millennia, “Saharina” has been a byword for desertification. Now, thanks to an innovative project, The “Sahara Forest Project,” the world’s biggest largest desertification region may ...

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In a region known for its towering skyscrapers, the erection of a modestly-sized greenhouse might not appear worthy of much attention. But this small construction site near the coast in Qatar’s ...

The prophet Isaiah once promised that the Lord would make deserts bloom like Eden, but a bunch of Norwegians may actually get the job done first. The ambitious Sahara Forest Project is developing ...

A group of scientists have a radical idea for combating climate change: terraforming the Sahara Desert and replacing it with a lush forest. But will its carbon capturing potential outweigh the ...

One of the finalists for the prize in this year’s Buckminster Fuller Challenge is a project that would use known technologies to convert the Sahara desert into a sustainable source of fresh fruit and ...

With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it’s not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest Project aims to change that with a $30 million facility funded by the Norwegian ...

Jordan’s Sahara Forest project (SFP), which has been running since December 2012 with the aim of transforming desert spaces into vegetated areas, was inaugurated on September 7 by the Prince of Norway ...

Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises ships calling at Aqaba, Jordan, are offering their guests climate-friendly vegetables from an innovative farm outside the city. The new partnership brings together the ...