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A Ladakh woman farming

Farming high in a Himalayan desert

With artificial glaciers and more, a Himalayan region is regaining food self-sufficiency, writes Surabhi Pudasaini.

22 February 2010 | EN

Agriculture, field and mountain

Restoring Tanzania's ecosystems

Tanzania's land is gradually being reclaimed, thanks to a new regional development programme and improved land management systems.

Source: Transformations Quarterly

26 March 2008 | EN

A car caught in a dust storm in Beijing

Getting to the root of killer dust storms

Dust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.

Source: Science

24 July 2007 | EN | 中文

Predicted rainfall in the Amazon in 2100(light brown = reduction by 3 mm/day)

Brazil faces forecast of heat and dust

New climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health, reports Helen Mendes.

8 February 2007 | EN

Soybean fields in the cerrado, cultivated using zero tillage

Zero tillage: Brazil's own green revolution

A Brazilian farming method that is greener and boosts growth is reaching its small farmers and maybe the world, reports Bernardo Esteves.

1 February 2007 | EN | ES

Farming is far from easy in the arid Sahel

Science's struggle against Sahel desertification

With desertification spreading in Africa's Sahel, Nico Colombant reports on how locals, scientists and activists are coping with the fallout.

Source: VOA News

25 August 2006 | EN

Western China is an arid area

Dry land degraded as demand for 'get rich' plant rises

Emma Graham-Harrison reports on how consumer demand for a 'lucky' vegetable is degrading semi-arid land in northwestern China.

Source: Reuters

23 August 2006 | EN | 中文

Collecting rationed water in Mali in 1993

Wet or dry? Sahel's uncertain future

Climate change in Africa's Sahel region challenges researchers and policymakers because the best models around predict opposite outcomes, reports Catherine Brahic.

5 June 2006 | EN

The plan aims to harness the solar power of the desert

One man and a vegetable against the spreading sands

A former farmer in China is striving to halt the spread of deserts with the help of a hardy vegetable.

Source: China Daily

2 June 2006 | EN