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    Project entry 2008 Africa Middle East - "Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria": Sun. Desertification.

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    Project entry 2008 Africa Middle East - "Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria": A process drawing showing the structure over time.

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    Project entry 2008 Africa Middle East - "Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria": Final render of the scheme as seen from a helicopter cockpit.

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    Project entry 2008 Africa Middle East - "Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria": Desertification: an overview.

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    Project entry 2008 Africa Middle East - "Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria": The Green Wall Sahara.

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    Project entry 2008 Africa Middle East - "Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria": Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 1st prize 2008 Africa Middle East: Magnus Larsson.

Dune anti-desertification architecture is a project proposed in response to the Green-Wall Sahara initiative. At the cutting edge of biotechnology, the plan is to use microorganisms to bind loose sand into sandstone to create structurally stable dune-like formations. These dunes protect new oases in which people displaced by desertification can live.

Last updated: February 29, 2008 Sokoto, Nigeria