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🌿 Last week, the #MPIM hosted a colloquium on "Vegetation-Climate Interactions," celebrating the 70th birthday of our former director, Prof. Martin Claussen.
The symposium featured talks on the #GreenSahara, past #monsoons, tropical tree‑cover dynamics, and #ClimateModeling—all of which sparked lively discussions.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this event truly memorable! 🥂

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Levka Sep 23, 2025

#GreenSahara #archeology

"Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans

This ancient people lived in the Sahara when it was a much more welcoming environment.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:

• Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously unknown ancestry.

• DNA analysis of the mummies, which are the remains of female herders from a time when the Sahara was more humid and known as the Green Sahara, did not show the expected Sub-Saharan genes.

• The Takarkori individuals are most closely related to other North African peoples who diverged from Sub-Saharan populations long before."

Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously unknown ancestry.

Popular Mechanics

Levka Sep 23, 2025

#GreenSahara #Africa #tourists #neocolonialism

"The Chadian authorities are currently drafting a tourist development plan and African Parks hopes it will be finalized by the first half of next year.

'The only way of self-funding the preservation of this heritage is tourism, said Hamid Kodi, 28, the deputy director of RNCE.

African Parks is the second biggest employer in the province after the state, with 149 staff.

The NGO, which oversees around 20 parks across Africa, has previously faced accusations of 'neo-colonialist practices' and rights violations.

In Ennedi, African Parks promotes a more responsible management and its 'support' for local people, in particular by assigning 'management to young people in the region', Kodi, who himself comes from Ennedi, said."

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-green-sahara-chad-northern.html

Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert

A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara."

David Segarra

Jun 10, 2025

Las campesinas saharauis viven ya en el futuro.

¿Crisis, cambio climático, ocupación, colonialismo?

Soberanía alimentaria, agricultura de oasis, revolución verde.

https://climatica.coop/sembrando-desierto-sahara-3/

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#GreenSahara #Sahara #Agricultura #Agriculture #Sustainability #Ecologia #Ecology #Decolonize #biodiversity #Women #Feminisme

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦Jun 5, 2025

When The Sahara Was Green By Martin Williams — Review, #book published by Princeton University Press

“The fascinating but little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a pleasant green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world.”

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#Nonfiction #SaharaDesert #GreenSahara #Geology #Archaeology #Ecology #ClimateChange #history https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/04/when-the-sahara-was-green-by-martin-williams---review/

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ

Jun 4, 2025

When The Sahara Was Green By Martin Williams — Review, #book published by Princeton University Press

“The fascinating but little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a pleasant green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world.”

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist