Solutions Photo by Lubo Minar on Unsplash Under solar panels, desert restoration gets a leg up Delicate biocrusts are used to restore drylands; instead of cultivating them in high-tech greenhouses, researchers are growing them under solar farms.
Impactswww.nps.gov The desert’s ‘skin’ is disappearing—tiny lab-grown plants could save it Biocrusts form a critical living layer on barren desert, preventing ruinous dust storms and anchoring plants. Scientists are trying to grow the complex systems and transplant them.
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