Visitors can help plant seeds that they can take home and later return to the desert as seedlings for the local biostation. We'll also teach them how to make biodegradable containers for holding water for these plants. This is about more than just raising awareness; it's about small collective actions and new connections
The world's soils are becoming too salty for farming. These man-made problems are cause for concern but remediation of soils can be done.
A story of greenhouse agriculture in Kazakhstan
A young Israeli designer has collected digital data across a variety of internet meta-aspects (think “search phrases” and “virus attacks”) to paint pictures of the modern world, producing an atlas that maps the planet the way the internet sees it.
Children in Central Asia practice a tradition in the lead-up to iftar (the evening breaking of the Ramadan fast - read our green iftar guide here) that has a decidedly Western resonance: they go Ramadan caroling.