The agricultural landscape of Al-Andalus and the Maghreb

The period of Al-Andalus (8th-15th century) meant a great advance in the sciences of agronomy, [...]

08
May
For a regenerative landscaping, Med-O-Med seminar

On February16th, the Med-O-Med gardening school in Salé, Morocco, organised a seminar entitled “Towards regenerative [...]

26
Feb
Med-O-Med Gardening School in its fifth year of existence

The Med-O-Med gardening school in Salé, Morocco, is now in its fifth year of operation, [...]

20
Feb
A New Med-O-Med member, The Palace of Galiana

Including the Galiana Palace  (Toledo, Spain) into the cooperation platform “Med-O-Med, cultural landscapes of the [...]

27
Jan
Roundtable on Islam, environment and sustainability

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [...]

16
Dec
FUNCI participates in the XXII Madrid Science and Innovation Week

Within the framework of the 22nd Madrid Science and Innovation Week, a round table entitled [...]

05
Nov
The Akhal-Teke horse, the jewel of Turkmenistan

The Akhal-Teke horse is considered the most beautiful equine breed in existence. This is due [...]

22
Aug
Offre d’emploi en formation jardinage

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que nous lançons un nouvel appel à candidature [...]

16
Aug
End of course at the gardening school

The Med-O-Med gardening school in Salé, Morocco, an environmental and social project developed by FUNCI, [...]

22
Jun
When plants are politics in Palestine

(Cover photo: David Silverman / Getty Images) The video opens with images of sun-drenched rows [...]

10
Jun
The Islamic garden, a source of Norman identity in Palermo’s Conca d’oro

In the central part of the Mediterranean lies an island of about 25,711 km², whose [...]

27
May
The communication among trees

The forestry engineer Enrique García Gómez reveals in ‘The intelligence of forests’ surprising secrets of [...]

01
Apr
“Routes of the Olive Tree”, new Med-O-Med member

We are pleased to announce that the Cultural Foundation the “Routes of the Olive Tree” [...]

22
Mar
Climate change, heat stress and the risks for the Gulf

Trying to catch a bus at the Maliya station in Kuwait City can be unbearable [...]

28
Feb
The Algerian foggara, an ancient irrigation system in danger of extinction

The high temperatures and arid soil of much of North Africa and the Middle East [...]

28
Jan
L’École de Jardinage Bouregreg

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31
Dec
New horizons for the Med-O-Med School

The year 2021 is coming to an end, and with it, the first quarter of [...]

24
Dec
Climate change and Arabic ditches in the South of Spain

Cristina Armunia Berges On the southern face of Sierra Nevada, many of the irrigation ditches [...]

28
Nov
Fires in Akkar, an urgent need for means in civil society

Lebanon, Algeria, Italy, Greece, Turkey… the entire Mediterranean basin region was plagued by unprecedented wildfires [...]

12
Nov
Climate emergency and the future of the Mediterranean

Alfonso Casani – FUNCI Environmental degradation is leading more and more institutions and countries to [...]

26
Oct
The monarch butterfly, a threatened migratory species

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are characterized by their resilience and migration. Each year, in a [...]

18
Oct
The Yemeni Island of Socotra: a unique refuge for the dragon tree

Tristan Semiond – FUNCI Some 370 kilometers south of Yemen, in the middle of the [...]

01
Sep
Umberto Pasti, an oneiric landscaper

In this interview, Umberto Pasti, one of the world’s most renowned and atypical writers and [...]

11
Aug
Cultural heritage and training for the sustainability of the M’Hamid Oasis

The NGDO Terrachidia is the latest addition to the Med-O-Med network, cultural landscapes of the [...]

26
Jul
End of the academic year in the School of Gardening Med-O-Med

The academic year 2020-2021 has ended in the School of Gardening Bouregreg Med-O-Med of Salé, [...]

22
Jul
Akkar Trail, new Med-O-Med member for the promotion of eco-tourism

We are pleased to welcome Akkar Trail to our Med-O-Med Network as a training and raising [...]

23
Jun
The Great Green Wall of Africa

Since 2007, some twenty African countries have been promoting an ambitious reforestation initiative: the construction [...]

21
Jun
May 10th, the new International Argania Day

The United Nations General Assembly, at the request of Morocco, has recognized May 10th as [...]

10
May
Urban oases to refresh cities

Yann Lagarde (France Culture) What if we put water fountains back in the centre of [...]

05
May
The Hima Well, a historical trade route

Tarq al-Thaqafi MAKKAH: Hima Well, one of the most ancient and significant stops along the [...]

26
Apr