Greening the Desert

"They laughed and said it couldn't be done."

Permaculture expert Geoff Lawton describes how he and a team of volunteers grew an oasis in arid, salty lowland, despite extremely high temperatures and minimal irrigation. The site is the lowest dryland expanse on Earth: a plain in Jordan, two kilometres northeast of the Dead Sea, and 400 metres below sea level.

Release Date

February 3, 2007

Status

Released

Original Title

Greening the Desert

Runtime

6min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

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