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World Atlas of Desertification. Discover the WAD. Atlas. Read the online version. Explore our webmap's tools. Catalog. Download our data. Download the atlas. While the first picture of Earth from deep space invoked awe and wonder, they also graphically revealed the startling reality of the finite and stark boundaries in which humanity exists.
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From here it is possible to read the World Atlas of Desertification and explore our interactive maps. Introduction. Global patterns of human domination. Feeding a Growing Global Population. Limits to Sustainability. Convergence of Evidence. Solutions.
At any given place on Earth, complex human-environment interactions are at play, which include differing rates and magnitudes of drivers (e.g. overgrazing, climate change, agricultural practices) and consequences (e.g. soil erosion,changes in productivity, loss of biodiversity).
4 maj 2022 · While the first picture of Earth from deep space invoked awe and wonder, they also graphically revealed the startling reality of the finite and stark boundaries in which humanity exists.
This atlas represents the current stage of our understanding of desertification, its extent and its possible solutions. One of the clearest ways to depict a global problem is to show it in an atlas.
4 wrz 2018 · The third edition of the World Atlas of Desertification (WAD3) takes a fresh look at land degradation – a phenomenon triggered by human land use that is likely to threaten our ability to make productive use of the Earth while still maintaining the critical global environmental goods and services in the future.
21 cze 2018 · On 21 June 2018, the JRC published a new edition of the World Atlas of Desertification, offering a tool for decision makers to improve local responses to soil loss and land degradation. The Atlas provides the first comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of land degradation at a global level and highlights the urgency to adopt corrective measures.
