Ancient roses, a medieval biocultural heritage to be rescued

Authors: Rodrigo Roldán, Alonso Verde, Diego Rivera, José Luis Escobar, José Fajardo, Arturo Valdés, Segundo [...]

15
May
Landscape design process from everyday life

Paula Botella Andreu I spent the autumn months of 2024 at the School of Gardening [...]

31
Mar
Med-O-Med at an International Botany Forum in Qatar

On February 25, 2025, just days before Ramadan, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) attended the [...]

09
Mar
New challenges for the gardening school Med-O-Med

Much has changed and evolved since the opening of the Med-O-Med gardening school in Salé, [...]

21
Dec
Le catalogue des plantes de l’Ecole de Jardinage Bouregreg

Chers amis, Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter le catalogue des plantes disponibles à [...]

18
Dec
Sowing heritage: Andalusi botany in the gardens of the Museo de Santa Cruz (Toledo)

The Centre for Studies on Islamic Toledo (Islamic Culture Foundation) continues collaborating with the Museo de [...]

02
Dec
“The garden against time: in search of a common paradise”

We offer an editorial preview of ‘The Garden Against Time’ (Capitán Swing), by Olivia Laing. [...]

24
Nov
Can Fig Trees Help Us Adapt To A Changing Climate?

The resilience of these ancient trees prompted a research initiative to study the fruit’s potential [...]

19
Sep
The Royal Botanical Garden and FUNCI launch the Andalusi Trail

Coinciding with World Environment Day, this route was presented, which brings together 15 plants linked [...]

05
Jun
Offre de travail en formation de jardinage au Maroc

L’Ecole de Jardinage Bouregreg Med-O-Med est un projet de la Fondation de la culture islamique [...]

04
Jun
Un guide de jardinage écologique Med-O-Med

La Fondation de la Culture Islamique (FUNCI), à travers son projet « Ecole de jardinage [...]

02
Jun
Hassan Fathy, the architect ahead of his time

A pioneer in the revival of age-old building techniques, a century ago, he claimed the [...]

22
May
The Arabs’ age-old invention against drought

The severity of the drought is a growing problem in many parts of Spain. In [...]

22
May
Water and medicine in al-Andalus

According to the physician and vizier of Granada Ibn al-Khatib (14th century), in his ‘Book [...]

17
Mar
A European award for the Gardening School

The Bouregreg Med-O-Med Gardening School, created by FUNCI (Islamic Culture Foundation), was recently awarded a [...]

17
Mar
Agronomy and botany in the Taifa of Toledo

Sergio Isabel Ludeña – FUNCI The sovereigns of the Banu Di-l-Nun dynasty of the Taifa [...]

02
Feb
In the land of oil, young Arabs stand up for environment

Kuwait is a laboratory for environmental activism in the land of black gold, but with [...]

04
Dec
At the Salé gardening school, we go for more

The Med-O-Med Gardening School, located in Salé, Morocco, was recently inaugurated for the 2023-2024 academic [...]

03
Nov
We have changed the smells of the planet

Antonio Martínez Ron – elDiario.es When we think of communication between living things in nature, [...]

12
Sep
A new impetus for the Med-O-Med Andalusian garden

Rabat’s Acclimatisation Garden The Rabat Acclimatisation Garden (Jardin d’Essais Botaniques, JEB) was inaugurated in 2013, [...]

24
Jul
The agricultural landscape of Al-Andalus

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