The document discusses the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which was established by the UN to raise awareness of desertification issues. It defines desertification as resulting from land degradation due to overexploitation for farming, logging, and grazing. Combating desertification involves restoring degraded land through community participation and cooperation. Effective methods include plantation, agroforestry, and crop rotation to rehabilitate soils and make land more drought-resistant. Global efforts have shown that recovery from desertification is possible with the right land management practices.

1. PREPARED BY
BOHRA SHAHEEN .S.
WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
AND DROUGHT
MONTHLY CONTRACTOR MEETING
Environment Awareness Session
26th
July 2016

2. In 1994, the United Nations
General
Assembly declared June 17
the "World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought"
to promote public
awareness of the issue, and
the implementation of the
United Nations Convention
to Combat Desertification in
those countries
experiencing serious
drought and/or
desertification.
WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
AND DROUGHT
The World Day to Combat Desertification is
a unique occasion to remind everybody
that desertification can be effectively
tackled, that solutions are possible, and
that key tools to this aim lay in
strengthened community participation and
co-operation at all levels.

3. DESERTIFICATION
• Desertification is the result of a cycle of
land degradation, turning once fertile
soils into sterile land as a consequence
of over-exploitation by intensive farming,
forest exploitation for fuel and timber,
and overgrazing. Thus, desertification
does not refer specifically to desert
areas, nor to arid lands but to the
consequences of over-use of the Earth’s
resources.
• From the food we eat, to the clothes we
wear and the houses we live – it all
stems from land resources.
• Desertification is a global phenomenon,
affecting the livelihoods of 900 million
people across the five continents and
representing a third of worldwide threats
to biodiversity. It requires global
attention.

4. Causes of Desertification

5. Combating Desertification
• When desertified lands stretch as far as
the eye can see, the situation may
appear hopeless, but in many cases,
recovery is still possible.
• This year’s World Day to Combat
Desertification advocates for the
importance of inclusive cooperation to
restore and rehabilitate degraded land
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6. Combating Desertification
• Plantation – An Efficient Way to Combat Desertification.
• Here Plantation means in a broader sense to not to just plant trees but also,
carry out plantation with proper management of resources and a technical
knowhow keeping in mind the aim to restore the land.

7. COMBATING DESERTIFICATION

8. Agroforestry – A major breakthrough against
Desertification
Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown
around or among crops. Following are its benefits:
• Restoring the soil fertility for food crops
• Reduced nutrient and soil runoff
• Countering global warming
• More diverse farm outputs, improved human nutrition -
Multifunctional site use
• Typically more drought resistant.
• Stabilizes depleted soils from
erosion
• Bioremediation
• Increased crop stability

9. Crop Rotation
Crop rotation is the practice of growing a
series of dissimilar or different types
of crops in the same area in
sequenced seasons.
Benefits:
•Increased crop yield
•Nitrogen Fixation
•Pest control
•Improvement in soil health
•Preventing soil erosion
•Resources conservation – less nutrients
and water needed, less ploughing required.
•Risk management - Different crops can
reduce the risks of adverse weather

10. • Reduction in Global Warming by using CO2
• Provide Habitat for birds and species
• Provide Rains
• Provide Shade
• Release Oxygen that we breathe
Other Benefits of Plantation

11. ACHIEVEMENTS IN COMBATING
DESERTIFICATION

12. Globally Recognized Achievement

13. PLANTATION PROJECTS IN KOC

14. Together we can and we will,
make a difference
Combating Desertification

15. THANK YOU ! ! !
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