and "over the longer term" to prevent "desert encroachment" on urban areas or fertile, arable land. China's desertification has been "primarily caused by human activities, such as overgrazing ...

The motivation for this resolution was the Parties' concern about the deteriorating situation of desertification in all regions, which has far-reaching implications for the attainment of the ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

More severe and prolonged droughts, sandstorms and rising temperatures are inevitable, and so nation states need to find ways to stop dry land ... come with drought and desertification.

Billions of trees were to be planted across nearly 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from the West to East African coasts to create buffer zones to prevent further desertification. According to the ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Driven by technological innovation, China's desertification control practices have become replicable and could significantly contribute to global ecological governance, said Wang ...

Based on current climate and land conditions, the Murray-Darling basin is reducing in size. The basin is an indication on the effects of desertification occuring across the country. Human conditions ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

the United Nations General Assembly declared the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification. More about the purpose ...