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

Oasis: view of Fint Oasis, showing the village, the river and the palm grove

Youth emigration is one of the major problems facing the oases of southern Morocco. Hicham emigrated to France for a year

Pollinating the palm grove: Bakrim and his friend Mustapha pollinating palm trees in the oasis of Taghjijt

A shovel in a plot of farmland

A man looking for water in the desert

The wall built according to the pisé technique consists of blocks made of packed clay or earth

Burned out car: in August 2020, fire at Tighmert oasis destroyed several houses, hundreds of date palms, and over 400 heads of cattle

Inside a house in the oasis

Hamdani is a farmer in the oasis of Zagora; an oasis tremendously affected by water scarcity, due to global warming

Traditional water distribution system

Mohammed picking up wood

A group of young people having a picnic

Abdelkader, the beekeeper: the yellow bee is an endemic species of the Sahara that is threatened with extinction

Horse in a palm garden

Water tower

Zakia and Hayate talking about embroidery

Mustapha

Dromedaries eating

Dead palm trees
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