Oasification

To help the oasification process, engineers aim to develop a thriving dense woody plant cover to redress the hydrological, edaphic and botanical degradation affecting a slope.

In oasification, soil and nutrient harvesting are regarded as fundamental component parts in the reclamation process of a degraded slope.

A common approach is the planting of various common horticulturally significant trees, which "are adapted to dry environments...these plants act as windbreaks and the extensive root network binds the soil thus reducing water erosion especially at the beginning of the rainy season when soil cover is at its lowest.

"[1] Some of the trees deployed in this way include olive, cashew, date palm, fig, guava, mango, tamarind, pomegranate, papaya, lasoda, and jojoba.

Microorganisms can greatly help the artificially cultivated sand control plants to survive in the oasis, thus reducing the waste of resources during recultivation.