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What is Desertification?Desertification occurs when fertile land in arid conditions becomes drier, transitioning to a desert environment (G, 2022).Desertification is a threat to 17 different states in the U.S. and is significantly caused by Climate Change, urbanization, and land degradation (Gendre, 2023).
17 cze 2024 · A map predicts 95 per cent of America's soil will be degraded in less than 30 years. Only a 5 percent area is marked not degraded, in an illustration by the Save Soil movement, which...
21 lis 2023 · Swathes of Earth are turning into desert — but the degradation can be stopped. The latest United Nations data paint a grim picture. But countries that are getting land-restoration measures right...
1 gru 2023 · The Global Drought Snapshot report, released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday, coinciding with COP 28, paint a grim picture of the scale of lives and livelihoods...
24 paź 2023 · Bonn, 24 October 2023 – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) announces the launch of its first-ever Data Dashboard compiling national reporting figures from 126 countries, which shows that land degradation is advancing at an astonishing rate across all regions.
15 cze 2020 · U.S. scientists are developing technologies and new approaches to reduce desertification and in some cases return harmed land to its earlier fertile condition. A classic example of desertification is the 1930s Dust Bowl period in the United States, which devastated Midwestern states.
Explore the state of forests in United States by analyzing tree cover change on GFW’s interactive global forest map using satellite data. Learn about deforestation rates and other land use practices, forest fires, forest communities, biodiversity and much more.
