This battle can be won’: desert expert reveals how China’s technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental ...

Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago, ...

About two decades ago, African nations launched an audacious plan: a 7,700km “Great Green Wall” to hold back the Sahara Desert’s southward march. Yet years passed and progress was stalled ...

An ambitious and bold project looks to help desertification in Africa and to combat African nations from being swallowed up ...

Did you know that India is trying to build a wall of trees to stop the desert from spreading? Two years ago, the Indian government started the Aravali Green Wall Project. The goal is ...

The long-standing conflict over Western Sahara—a resource-rich but sparsely populated desert region—traces its origins to the ...

With just over 1 inch of rain since last April, Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are feeling the effects.

Morocco, the gateway to Africa, is a land of fascinating contrasts. From the golden sands of the Sahara Desert to the snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains, this North African gem offers experiences that ...

Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.