Greening the desert with wastewater →

November 05, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

The Serapium Forest is irrigated with treated wastewater, which provides the massive plants with a natural source of fertilizer. “The wastewater is rich in phosphorus and nitrogen,” explains Hammad — a naturally occurring MiracleGro once separated from human fecal matter. The trees can’t get enough of it. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Sekem: The miracle garden in the desert →

October 17, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Since the 1970s, development initiative Sekem has been revitalising the hot, arid sands of a once untouched part of the Egyptian desert, transforming it into fertile land. In 1977, award-winning social entrepreneur, philanthropist and drug designer Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish started the initiative an hour from Cairo after a vision. ATLAS OF THE FUTURE