In Israel's Negev desert, where Bedouin families have for years tried and failed to hold on to their lands, residents are now using solar panels – not only to generate cleaner and cheaper energy, but also to reinforce their claims to the land. "They initiated the solar project, the solar field, which also gives income and employment to people from the family and also supplies green energy. And it also helps the village, it helps the regional council because they can have the property tax and it's very beneficial for the whole economy of the area ," says Gil Yasur, the CEO of the non-profit organisation Shamsuna. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES