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
In Tunisia, the “Lady of Acacias” fights against desertification

Simon Speakman Cordall The dusty Peugeot rumbles along the road, parallel to the ancient aqueduct [...]

09
Apr
The national arboretum of Tunis

In the framework of the inventory of Centers of Plant Diversity (IDV), developed as part [...]

29
Mar
A breath of fresh air from the Med-O-Med School

We have fresh news from the School of gardening Bouregreg Med-O-Med. Fresh and humid, as [...]

11
Feb
The Botanic Garden of Sóller, new Med-O-Med member

We welcome the Jardí Botánic de Sóller to our Med-O-Med Botanical Gardens Network. Located in [...]

08
Feb
Enhancing ecosystem services in Apple orchards

This article, published originally in The applied ecologist, focus on how sustainable agriculture can be [...]

02
Feb
Taking action: The School of Gardening Bouregreg

This video presents an interview to Inés Eléxpuru, Director of communication of the Islamic Culture [...]

18
Jan
Jute, The Future’s Golden Fiber

From her high-rise flat in Kamalapur in downtown Dhaka, Nishat Tuly reviews a few of [...]

08
Jan
Sustainable jobs and businesses in Tunisia

Walking between the machines at the Sobref textile factory, Mohamed Ali takes a pair of [...]

08
Dec
The Valley of Ricote

Segundo Ríos Translation: Alfonso Casani – FUNCI The Valley of Ricote, also known as the [...]

27
Nov
More than a thousand million trees in the Sahara Desert

We know it is strange to find trees in the dessert. Even more when its [...]

15
Nov
The carob bean, origin and properties

The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a big tree original from the Mediterranean region. [...]

06
Nov