Using Biomimicry to Create Rivers and Streams in Saudi Arabia

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  • Опубліковано 31 гру 2011
  • A naturally occuring example of The Al Baydha Project's water system, which has the potential to save the Hijaz's long term freshwater problems.

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  • @MegaFarkh
    @MegaFarkh 3 роки тому +14

    Even further you can plant lots of desert trees, like desert figs desert olives and local acacia tree which can support a healthy ecosystem and they are very resistant to drought.

  • @Tossdart
    @Tossdart 7 років тому +34

    Keep teaching brother. I just wish the world would get on board of this simple concept of regreening the desert creatjng prosperity.

  • @sailordoc7454
    @sailordoc7454 3 роки тому +6

    Coming from india, the first time I realized how special a river is , was when I saw the Nile in Egypt flowing through a desert landscape

    • @daninthelionsden
      @daninthelionsden 3 роки тому +1

      I was shocked to hear that in Hinduism the Ganga and Yamuna are considered sacred given how mistreated they have been when I saw them. I sincerely hope that attitudes change much like you're own, my friend.

  • @forcesightknight
    @forcesightknight 4 роки тому +5

    Keep up the green work brothers. My rainfall is less than 5 inches a year most of the time, so I know how important holding water back is for changing the ecology of an area. It's amazing how much of a change can be accomplished with just a little water a day.

  • @DC9848
    @DC9848 Рік тому +1

    Would be so cool to see a video update how the area is looking at the moment, really enjoyed this video series!

  • @igotajopamerica3040
    @igotajopamerica3040 6 років тому +56

    Need to look into planting grasses with long roots and trees. The grasses will actually send water to the Aquaphor deep in the ground.Trees and grasses will also slow evaporation.

    • @crumbdav
      @crumbdav 4 роки тому +1

      IGOTAJOP America vetiver vetiver vetiver!

    • @rhoddryice5412
      @rhoddryice5412 4 роки тому +1

      @@Jj-gi2uv goats are more resilient.

    • @tylerdurden3722
      @tylerdurden3722 3 роки тому

      The main problem isn't evaporation. It's flash flooding. The water quickly runs into the ocean without having a chance to sink into the ground.

    • @igotajopamerica3040
      @igotajopamerica3040 3 роки тому +1

      @@tylerdurden3722 certain grasses will wick the water into the soil help retain water.also help stop erosion also.

    • @huskytail
      @huskytail 3 роки тому

      @@rhoddryice5412 goats are one of the most common reasons for desertification around the world. From the Middle East, through Greece and you finish with China. They eat absolutely everything and even unearth plants. Entire countries have been desertified from the Holocene on by bad grazing of bigger stocks than the vegetation can sustain. Goats are extremely difficult to be managed, especially with the knowledge of modern farmers. Better avoid them when possible.

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies 4 роки тому +35

    Al Baydha project location: 21°03'05.44" N 39°54'10.87" E - it is extremely hard to find without these exact coordinates.
    You can follow the site's progress using Google Earth, and witness the transformation of what was a wasteland.

    • @moosa9850
      @moosa9850 3 роки тому +2

      21°03'05.44"N 39°54'10.87"E tried it.
      This is the correct coordinates
      21.051033,39.902270

    • @andrewlawrence990
      @andrewlawrence990 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you

  • @thomaslang7616
    @thomaslang7616 3 роки тому +5

    There is one mistake in the video. Saudi-Arabia is not the only country without rivers, but the biggest country without rivers.

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies 5 років тому +8

    I think Libya is a country with no rivers, too. Fantastic project.

  • @randlerobbertson8792
    @randlerobbertson8792 2 роки тому

    truly wonderful to see. As a christian I say, Allah. akbar !

  • @tovaritchboy
    @tovaritchboy 7 років тому +16

    Really making a difference. Are there not ancient dried river beds that can run with water again once you have more systems like yours in place? Water in the ground and new forests growing in the highlands?

    • @kp5602
      @kp5602 4 роки тому

      Where do you get water?

    • @kam70111
      @kam70111 3 роки тому

      @@kp5602 Teach them how to do the rain dance.

  • @philj62
    @philj62 3 роки тому +2

    Natural sequence farming principles 👍🇭🇲

  • @lizz2040
    @lizz2040 3 роки тому

    What a sight and what a sound!

  • @jantsencristobal8118
    @jantsencristobal8118 4 роки тому +12

    To slow the evoparation, they need to plants more trees on the side

    • @rayranja
      @rayranja 3 роки тому

      @@inharmonywithearth9982 not so easy when they end up with draught the next year. Wasted money.

    • @rayranja
      @rayranja 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/T39QHprz-x8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AlBaydha

  • @willmckinty
    @willmckinty 4 роки тому +3

    This is awesome!!! Talk to Geoff Lawton to learn more!!!

    • @Tadpoletofrogs
      @Tadpoletofrogs 3 роки тому

      He assisted in this project. It is on another video.

  • @accumulator4825
    @accumulator4825 2 роки тому

    Incredible stuff!

  • @smyrnasstory
    @smyrnasstory 3 роки тому +2

    For waters will burst forth in the wilderness. And streams in the desert plain.

  • @mceliniak
    @mceliniak Рік тому

    Turning desert into grassland or woodland. Great job guys!!!

  • @ricardolopes286
    @ricardolopes286 Рік тому

    Awesome!

  • @WonderMagician
    @WonderMagician 4 роки тому +1

    Brilliant.

  • @mubashirali8898
    @mubashirali8898 2 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @vitorlima1092
    @vitorlima1092 3 роки тому

    Very good!

  • @crazyoldhippieguy
    @crazyoldhippieguy 4 роки тому +3

    check out rain water injection wells in Malta, thats how we store our water.

  • @walterpalmer2749
    @walterpalmer2749 4 роки тому +1

    Nobody had a better understanding of water and it's preservation than the Inca of Peru.
    This is a good start.

  • @RadioRoxx.FM_90.1FM
    @RadioRoxx.FM_90.1FM 3 роки тому

    Great!

  • @fortuitousthings8606
    @fortuitousthings8606 2 роки тому +1

    They need to make a synthetic root system to cote the hills with so when it rains it traps the water and drip feeds it . It should be embedded with seeds so foliage roots out of it and roots develop binding to the rocks and leaving mulch then animals will come back and spread manure and urine. This will trap the water when it rains and drip feed it and the organic material will wash down repopulating the lower slopes. It should be made of straw like a mat or grid with some organic fertiliser

  • @afrsyr-honestbroker3897
    @afrsyr-honestbroker3897 4 роки тому +5

    Why don't they plant trees arround this waterfall ? I mean why it's left to evaporate ?

    • @rayranja
      @rayranja 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/T39QHprz-x8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AlBaydha

    • @rayranja
      @rayranja 3 роки тому +1

      they have tried to plant trees, but end up with draught the next year. If they are to do everything without nature's help they need money, and without it it's difficult

  • @comunicador857
    @comunicador857 3 роки тому +1

    Once i travel yo Istanbul they hace a water saving box , is jua down sultanhamed , huge Big tank to sabe water, also Japan sabe water un ratón season

  • @g.thomashart9368
    @g.thomashart9368 4 роки тому +1

    At 2:00 (+/-), 'occurring' has 2 'r's rather than just the single one appearing in the subtext.

    • @BikeHelmetMk2
      @BikeHelmetMk2 4 роки тому +1

      This video is 8 years old. I doubt they care...

    • @spoofinghariz3216
      @spoofinghariz3216 3 роки тому

      Nice, this will change the entire world' s history

  • @jimwilleford6140
    @jimwilleford6140 4 роки тому +1

    Clearly you have read of Selah, in W. Texas, USA. If not, please Search in Utube. Not to be missed.

  • @PkSage89
    @PkSage89 3 роки тому

    Man i would be so thrilled and enlivened if this gets the resources it requires. Maybe i can yank on a few strings, considering there are so many puppets in today's world..

  • @kyaumrungthung2390
    @kyaumrungthung2390 2 роки тому

    Can you drink that water?

  • @sarjaz888
    @sarjaz888 3 роки тому

    Any updates for this projects?

  • @areenarena
    @areenarena 4 роки тому +6

    first.try plant grass that have long root..grass dont die early. and root will hold water longer.

  • @laurencegraindorge8180
    @laurencegraindorge8180 5 років тому +1

    😀

  • @allanegleston13
    @allanegleston13 7 років тому +1

    :)

  • @kam70111
    @kam70111 3 роки тому

    Teach the locals about sand dams on this stream.

  • @id7338
    @id7338 7 років тому +11

    plant trees noobs

    • @Sennmut
      @Sennmut 4 роки тому

      One step at a time.

  • @brandonmusser3119
    @brandonmusser3119 11 місяців тому

    We need new stuff not ten-year-old crap

  • @mightyfraserriver977
    @mightyfraserriver977 2 роки тому

    Amazing