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How scientists and refugees brought green to the Desert Garden

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Through the Desert Garden program, scientists and refugees have turned two problems — the inability to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in desert refugee camps and a warehouse of unrecyclable foam mattresses — into a humanitarian solution.

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  1. The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Moaed A. Al Meselmani, Harry C. Wright, Duncan D. Cameron & Anthony J. Ryan

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Al Meselmani, M.A., Wright, H.C., Cameron, D.D. et al. How scientists and refugees brought green to the Desert Garden. Nat Rev Earth Environ 1, 439 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-020-0081-7

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