Huge-scale ecological engineering around the edges of one of the world's largest and driest deserts has turned it into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits, research suggests.
looking at google maps, the basin is largely encircled by rivers. a few drain into it and disappear, and one even crosses it. very exciting to hear this is working. shading the ground with vegetation is self-reinforcing from the perspective of keeping water in the soil and enabling more life to grow. block the sun, and cover the ground with life!
looking at google maps, the basin is largely encircled by rivers. a few drain into it and disappear, and one even crosses it. very exciting to hear this is working. shading the ground with vegetation is self-reinforcing from the perspective of keeping water in the soil and enabling more life to grow. block the sun, and cover the ground with life!