Gadgets . Geoff Lawton is using renewable natural resources to enrich ecosystems . The company has been working with the University of Queensland and other partners on a project that will see it harvest water from the Brisbane River for use in its desalination plant. Lawton 's friend and mentor , Bill Mollison developed the technique in the 1970s . Lawton has turned deserts in Jordan and Morocco into rich oases .
Geoff Lawton is using renewable natural resources to enrich ecosystems . The company has been working with the University of Queensland and other partners on a project that will see it harvest water from the Brisbane River for use in its desalination plant. Lawton 's friend and mentor , Bill Mollison developed the technique in the 1970s . Lawton has turned deserts in Jordan and Morocco into rich oases .