Desertification is caused by factors like soil degradation and subsequent erosion, overgrazing, deforestation of rainforests and the flight of impoverished populations—whether northward, such as to ...

Roey Yosef in one of his greenhouses, which grow variety of organic crops in Be’er Milka, southern Negev desert in Israel. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] After a drive of over three hours from Tel Aviv ...

The road into the Central Arava always feels like a gentle descent into another state of mind. The sky opens wider, the horizon stretches farther, and the body softens almost without permission. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEGEV DESERT - APRIL 06 2011:Israeli farmers desert farming planting vines in a desert farm in the Negev, Israel. Israel is a ...