On desert land of the Navajo Nation, NPI will undertake research by creating a counterdesertificstion model consisting of the following:

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☐ Innovative development and management of desert water resources to support drip-irrigation of planned desert crops;

☐ Leveling and/or terracing of desert land as needed;

☐ Addition of natural and artificial ground covers as well as windbreaks to deter blowing of sands;  

☐ Incorporation of small amounts of clay particles & biochar inoculated with cultured soil microbes to provide long-term soil fertility;

☐ Planting of tree shelter belts to create protective micro-climates;

☐ Installation of subsurface drip-irrigation systems for crop areas;

☐ Planting of a symbiotic mix of arid region crops for food, feed, forage, fiber, tree, niche, green energy, & algal crops using tubal-algalculture;

☐ Create forage improvement areas, with stock water tanks, for intensive rotational grazing of livestock displaced from crop areas;

☐ Collect livestock & wildlife manure and make manure effluent to provide most nutrients for algal crops and use aeration to provide CO2 from the air as a carbon source for algae;

☐ Provide desert populations with solar stoves so they no longer need to cut and burn desert brush to cook foods; and

☐ Construct solar-powered, self-sufficient desert habitats to support the desert work force and security team, if needed.