desertification: Conversion and degradation ... Simon and Schuster, New York. Lal, R. Soil-erosion from tropical arable lands and its control. Advances in Agronomy 37, 183-248 (1984).

While the Sahara Desert is an important ecosystem in its own right, its human neighbors in the Sahel would like it to stop encroaching on their environment. [Andrew Millison] took a look at how ...

reduces soil fertility, and increases erosion, making the land more susceptible to desertification. Overgrazing: Excessive grazing by livestock strips the land of vegetation cover, leading to soil ...

Desertification is a type of land degradation that occurs ... Deforestation is one of the leading causes to severe soil erosion. Soil that is damaged cannot retain any water, therefore; the water is ...

Understands how physical processes affect different regions of the United States and the world (e.g., effects of desertification and soil degradation, flash floods, dust storms, soil erosion.) ...

This degradation includes soil erosion; desertification; chemical and microbiological pollution of soil and water; soil acidification; soil compaction; and soil organic matter depletion. It is ...

Contribution to reduction of soil erosion, improvement of land productivity and local residents’ livelihoods Various SLM practices targeted to fight desertification have been implemented in many areas ...