We turn deserts into forests - Deserts to Forests
Our mission is to secure desert and arid lands where Earth-Generated Water* can be accessed, to grow a forest of indigenous trees and other vegetation, to help offset the destruction of rain forests and all other forest globally, enhance wildlife habitats, vastly increase carbon sequestration naturally, increase local precipitation through ...
We Discovered 1.8 Million Square Miles of Forest in the Desert
2017年5月19日 · I recently joined a group of scientists in announcing a surprising discovery in Science magazine: There are vast forests in the world's deserts and drylands—about 1.8 million square miles of them (467 million hectares), an area larger than the size of India!
Yatir Forest - Wikipedia
Yatir Forest (Hebrew: יער יתיר) is a forest in Israel on the edge of the Negev Desert. The forest covers an area of 30,000 dunams (30 km 2 (7,413 acres)), and is the largest planted forest in Israel.
Desert greening - Wikipedia
Desert greening is the process of afforestation or revegetation of deserts for ecological restoration (biodiversity), sustainable farming and forestry, but also for reclamation of natural water systems and other ecological systems that support life.
Reforestation can happen in the desert, too - American Forests
These dense streamside forests will attract beavers that will continue to restore the sites in unique ways. They will also provide perfect habitat for the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher, threatened yellow-billed cuckoo and sandhill crane.
Can A Desert Turn Into A Forest? - WorldAtlas
2020年7月12日 · While it is technically possible to turn a desert into a forest, it is a process that would probably take more than several decades. The process of turning deserts into forests is called desert greening, and it is something that has been going on for several years now. Even the Sahara desert is slowly being “turned green.”
Desert Greening: Can You Turn Desert Into Forest? - Science ABC
2023年11月7日 · To convert a desert into a forest, it is important to convert the loose sand into fertile soil that can hold water and organic nutrients by adding pyrogenic carbon and improving irrigation techniques.
Is it possible to turn desert into forest? - Geographic Pedia - NCESC
2024年6月23日 · While it is theoretically possible to transform a desert into a lush green rainforest, it is an incredibly complex and resource-intensive endeavor. It would require a significant amount of water, soil enrichment, and careful selection of plant species that can thrive in such a transformation.
Forest a Desert, Cool the World | Science - AAAS
2009年9月14日 · For more than a century, a few scientists have occasionally daydreamed of transforming much of the Sahara desert green, with a lush inland sea or vast tracts of farmland. Now researchers say they have actually found a way to make such a scheme work with forests across the desert--and to slow climate change in the process.
Turning the Desert Green - Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - KKL-JNF
The very existence of Yatir Forest, on the edge of desert regions, is a prime ecological instrument, having already halted desertification on the heights north-east of Beersheba. Now, it is an undisputed fact: The forest has significantly affected the quality of its environment.