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Desertification is a type of land degradation that occurs in dryland regions where the biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or human activities, turning fertile areas into deserts. It is exacerbated by various human activities such as deforestation, poor agricultural practices, overexploitation of natural resources, and bad livestock practices. The results of desertification include loss of biodiversity, food insecurity, increased zoonotic diseases, and loss of aquifers.
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- 3. Desertification is a type of land degradation in drylands. There biological productivity is lost due to natural processes through human activities through which the fertile areas become increasingly arid. What is desertification?
- 4. The United Nations • Fighting desertification since 1994 • States that 24 billion tons of soil disappear every year • By 2050 the essential needs for maintaing biodiversity will be lost • Two thirds of the Earth has desertification ------------------------ -------------------------
- 5. The difference between: Desertification Human activates Desertization Cause are strictly natural
- 7. Deforestation Poor Agricultural Practices Overexploitation of Natural Resources Bad Livestock Practice Some examples of human activities:
- 8. Deforestation Some examples of human activities: When trees are cut down, it increases the risk of fires.
- 9. Deforestation Poor Agricultural Practices Overexploitation of Natural Resources Bad Livestock Practice Some examples of human activities:
- 10. Poor Agricultural Practices Some examples of human activities: Best to not rotate crops to unprotected soils
- 11. Deforestation Poor Agricultural Practices Overexploitation of Natural Resources Bad Livestock Practice Some examples of human activities:
- 12. Overexploitation of Natural Resources Some examples of human activities: Caused by irresponsible management
- 13. Deforestation Poor Agricultural Practices Overexploitation of Natural Resources Bad Livestock Practice Some examples of human activities:
- 14. Bad Livestock Practice Some examples of human activities: Overgrazing can cause severely erode the land
- 16. Loss of Biodiversity Food Insecurity Zoonotic Diseases Loss of Aquifers Some results of desertification:
- 17. Loss of Biodiversity Some results of desertification: Worsen conditions of many species
- 18. Loss of Biodiversity Food Insecurity Zoonotic Diseases Loss of Aquifers Some results of desertification:
- 19. Food Insecurity Some results of desertification: Failure of crops and/or reduced yields
- 20. Loss of Biodiversity Food Insecurity Zoonotic Diseases Loss of Aquifers Some results of desertification:
- 21. Zoonotic Diseases Some results of desertification: Increase risk in diseases
- 22. Loss of Biodiversity Food Insecurity Zoonotic Diseases Loss of Aquifers Some results of desertification:
- 23. Loss of Aquifers Some results of desertification: Decrease in clean drinking water
- 24. Climate change and desertification, both individually, will reduce provision of dryland ecosystems
- 25. Case study shown that desertification will be displaced by year of 2045
- 26. Fun Fact 6,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was grassland covered with vegetation
- 27. Other areas of the world that’s most vulnerable to desertification: • Western and Southwestern part of the United States (due to climate change) • Regions of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (Overuse of water) • Africa’s Sahel Region (population growth) • Northern and Western parts of Australia (overgrazing) • The Amazon rainforest in Brazil (fires and deforestation)
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