Sky Kurtz farms in the desert. The co-fbunder and CEO of Pure Harvest Smart Farms—
Kurtz founded Pure Harvest Smart Fanns in 2017 with his co-founders Mahmoud Adi and Robert Kupstas. Passionate about food insecurity, they spent the first year studying high-tech food-production systems around the world,
Kurtz’s farms in the UAE started out with “
It now produces 14 types of leafy greens; two varieties of strawberries, with seven more
Their vision fits in with a larger objective for Dubai to become more self-sufficient. The focus is not just on growing for premium markets but also developing affordable solutions
Kurtz hopes the company’s data-driven technology can become a model for other regions that are experiencing climate stress. “We believe that we can develop a local-for-local solution
Home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, the Sanjiangyuan area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) is known as “China’s water tower.” It is a
Decades ago, serious environmental degradation (恶化) in Sanjiangyuan,
Over the past years, the ecological environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Local residents enjoy the gifts given by nature, and the
Today, as people walk on the vast land of Sanjiangyuan, looking at the expansive mountains, glaciers, lakes and pastures,
Owing to global warming, sea levels are rising and rain forests are dying. It’s clear that humans
Global warming is causing a set of changes to the earth’s climate
Climate change includes not only rising average temperatures but also extreme weather events and a range of other
What shall we do and what can we do
Global warming is a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature, generally due to the greenhouse effect
Temperatures and sea levels are rising, possibly contributing
Poor environment is connected with poor health. Now a new public-health
Let’s take schools for example. Across Denmark, France, and Sweden, researchers found that indoor-air quality in 66% of classrooms fell short
The problem extends well beyond classrooms. Many people spend more than 90% of their time
Covid-19 has brought a new urgency to the matter
It is reported that at present a city in Japan has a problem with graffiti(涂鸦). However, it is not the usual type of graffiti with paint from spray cans
Officials in the city of Tottori are asking tourists to give up
More than 3,300 cases of "sand graffiti"
The Tottori Sand Dunes are famous throughout Japan
The local government wants to improve tourists' understanding of the