M’hammed Kilito, Before It’s Gone
Oases are an important ecological buffer against desertification, and represent places of biological diversity. In addition to abundant water and the right soil quality, date palms are a crucial element. Now more than ever, the balance of these factors is threatened by climate change and human intervention. The Moroccan photographer (born in 1981) provides insight, not only into this sensitive ecosystem, but also into the intangible heritage of the nomadic cultures of his home country.
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Cluster of palm trees: the last grouping of palm trees in Tanseest, what used to be an oasis 15 km from the town of Assa
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Oasis: view of Fint Oasis, showing the village, the river and the palm grove
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Youth emigration is one of the major problems facing the oases of southern Morocco. Hicham emigrated to France for a year
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Pollinating the palm grove: Bakrim and his friend Mustapha pollinating palm trees in the oasis of Taghjijt
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A shovel in a plot of farmland
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A man looking for water in the desert
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The wall built according to the pisé technique consists of blocks made of packed clay or earth
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Burned out car: in August 2020, fire at Tighmert oasis destroyed several houses, hundreds of date palms, and over 400 heads of cattle
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Inside a house in the oasis
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Hamdani is a farmer in the oasis of Zagora; an oasis tremendously affected by water scarcity, due to global warming
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Traditional water distribution system
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Mohammed picking up wood
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A group of young people having a picnic
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Abdelkader, the beekeeper: the yellow bee is an endemic species of the Sahara that is threatened with extinction
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Horse in a palm garden
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Water tower
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Zakia and Hayate talking about embroidery
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Mustapha
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Dromedaries eating
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Dead palm trees
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