The School of Gardening Bouregreg, against all odds

We continue to live in times of crisis, and Morocco is no exception. Still, at [...]

04
Oct
The last hope for the Saharan cheetah

Sandrine Berthaud-Clair In spite that its speed reaches 112 km/h, at the beginning of April, [...]

06
Sep
Jordan’s Wild Tulips

Tulip is an obsession. There is something special about it, the way its fleshy flowers [...]

02
Sep
‘The Invisible Monument’, a tribute to qanats

Review of ‘The Invisible Monument’, by Sara Kamalvand. When one thinks about the emergence of civilisations [...]

02
Aug
Todmorden, the garden-city

Todmorden is considered the most edible town in the world. Located in West Yorkshire, England, [...]

10
Jul
The ‘trementinaires’, or the women of the forest

An old profession in the Vansa and Tuixent valley Isidre Domenjó They deeply knew the [...]

01
Jul
Why you’re craving the outdoors during the coronavirus lockdown

When the long-awaited warm sunny weather arrived in Toronto over the weekend, hundreds flocked to [...]

19
Jun
Salé’s School of Gardening, a biodiversity niche

Text and photographs by Inés Eléxpuru – FUNCI We all know what has been and [...]

07
Jun
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia’s Petra, and sustainable tourism

Hidden in the middle of the desert in Saudi Arabia, we find this wonder, the [...]

18
May
The real origin of European tulips

It is widely believed that tulips were introduced into Europe through Holland, a country which [...]

04
May
Faraján and its singular agrosystem

Not far away from Faraján urban centre (from the Arabic farhan, happy place), in Malaga [...]

12
Apr
The uniqueness of gardens in Ancient Egypt

The existence of gardens is as old as culture itself. We find it in early [...]

23
Mar
Flowering news from the School of Gardening of Morocco

We are already in 2020 and it is time to review our progress. Since the [...]

24
Feb
The Conference of the Birds

The Conference of the Birds is a Sufi poem written by Farid al-Din ‘Attar in [...]

19
Feb
Interview to Dr. Sawalha, from Al-Quds University Botanic Garden

Last Monday January 13th, we participated in a courtesy visit to Al Quds University Andalusian [...]

17
Feb
Davos, a billion trees against climate change

The World Economic Forum 2020, celebrated in Davos last January, has launched an ambitious world [...]

10
Feb
Restoration Works of the Historical Libraries of Chinguetti

Terrachidia is a Spanish company that has been working on different vernacular architecture, infrastructure and [...]

24
Jan
Botany applied to art

On a hot summer day of 1976, four artist friends met at the tropical conservatory [...]

19
Jan
Mayday for the orchards of Valencia

Eva Iturbe – Med-O-Med Valencian orchards, in Spain, are a singularity. Made up of a [...]

12
Jan
Finding solutions for cities on the frontline of climate change

Participants at the COP25 in Madrid need to demonstrate a strong commitment to ensuring that [...]

26
Dec
Vernacular names of species of Opuntia (Cactaceae) in Moroccan Arabic: Mechanisms of phytonymic lexicon production in Arabic

Joaquín Bustamante Costa. 2019. The languages that extend outside their original floristic sphere develop, to [...]

13
Dec
The Great Iberian Acorn is set to create life

In Med-O-Med, we support this beautiful initiative launched by Bonqui R. Ibarrondo, member of Reforest-Acción, [...]

26
Nov
The letter of chief Seattle and the respect of nature

In 1854, during the Westward expansion in the US, president Franklin Pierce sent a letter [...]

21
Nov
The Agdal project at ICOMOS’ General Assembly 2019

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), in collaboration with the Committee on Morocco [...]

14
Oct
The new academic year kicks off at the School of Gardening!

Family grows. On October 1st, first-grade students joined in, along with those entering second grade [...]

08
Oct
Morocco, gate to the desert

Through this tour for National Geographic, César Barba takes us to the South of Morocco, [...]

10
Sep
The windmills of Khorasan, in danger of extinction?

In the region of Khorasan, in the Northeast of Iran, we find the town of [...]

02
Sep
Hummus, the meal that has conquered the Mediterranean

Chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini or sesame paste, and olive oil. These are the main ingredients [...]

08
Aug
Participate in ICOMOS’ General Assembly and Symposium

ICOMOS (International Council for Monuments and Sites), in collaboration with ICOMOS Morocco, organizes the 19th [...]

19
Jul
A workshop on Al-Andalus’ aromatic plants for children

A natural environment in the middle of Madrid and young-but-demanding participants were the perfect scene [...]

15
Jul