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PREPARED BY
BOHRA SHAHEEN .S.
WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
AND DROUGHT
MONTHLY CONTRACTOR MEETING
Environment Awareness Session
26th
July 2016
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.
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.
Causes of Desertification
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
Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People
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.
COMBATING DESERTIFICATION
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
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
• 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
ACHIEVEMENTS IN COMBATING
DESERTIFICATION
Globally Recognized Achievement
PLANTATION PROJECTS IN KOC
Together we can and we will,
make a difference
Combating Desertification
THANK YOU ! ! !
Let us join hands to Combat Desertification andLet us join hands to Combat Desertification and
Protect EnvironmentProtect Environment

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

  • 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.
  • 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 Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 14. Together we can and we will, make a difference Combating Desertification
  • 15. THANK YOU ! ! ! Let us join hands to Combat Desertification andLet us join hands to Combat Desertification and Protect EnvironmentProtect Environment