(CNN) The Sahara Desert was once a lush landscape full of exotic plants and wildlife, before a dramatic era of climate change created the arid plains of today. Now an ambitious, high-tech agriculture project could make the desert bloom again, and establish a new green economy in the process. Norwegian social enterprise Sahara Forest Project (SFP) is preparing for the construction of a $30 million facility over 10 hectares in Tunisia -- where desert covers around 75% of territory -- which will bring together cutting edge technologies to regenerate the environment, deliver fresh food and water, and create jobs. "We try to achieve a triple bottom line," says Joakim Hauge, CEO of the company. "Something that makes financial sense, but also delivers social and environmental benefits."A new $30m project aims to re-vegetate the Sahara desert in TunisiaScheme aims to deliver produce, jobs, and a new landscape
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