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Desertification

Desertification is a type of gradual land degradation of fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities.

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related to The Horn of Africa · 20
Desertification → Africa, Between, Drought Acceleration Frequency, Environmental, Ethiopia, Extreme, Historically, Horn, In, In Somalia, Kenya, La Niña, Land Vulnerability, Severity, Since, Socioeconomic Multiplier, Somalia, The, This, Year Climate Shock
related to External links · 19
Desertification → Action Against Desertification, African, Agriculture Organization, Caribbean, Combat Desertification, GEO, Global Environment Outlook, International LawOfficial, Official, Pacific Group, Procedural, Secretariat, StatesGlobal Deserts Outlook, UNCCD, UNEP, United Nations Audiovisual Library, United Nations Convention, United Nations Environment Program, United Nations Food
related to Gobi Desert and Mongolia · 19
Desertification → Although, An, Another, Beijing, Compared, During, Earth, Gobi Desert, In, In Mongolia, Mongolia, Mongolia's, Northern China, Precipitation, Southern Mongolia, The, The Gobi, The Gobi Desert, UN
related to The Sahel · 19
Desertification → According, Chad, Degradation, In, Nigeria Frontline States, Nigeria's, Overgrazing, Primary Human Drivers, Recent, Remote, Sahara Desert, Sahel, Scale, Senegal, The Southward Shift, UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme, While, Yobe State
related to Climate change · 14
Desertification → Africa, An, Australia, CO2, Despite, Drylands, Earth's, However, Most, North America, Representative Concentration Pathways, Research, The, These
related to Sahel region · 14
Desertification → According, Counter-measures, Great Green Wall, Harmattan, Sahara Desert, Sahel, Sahel's, The, The Sahel, This, UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme, While, With
related to Natural variations · 11
Desertification → Earth, Holocene, In, Inner Mongolia, Mu Us Desert, Sahara, Scientists, Shaanxi, Such, There, West African Monsoon
related to Food insecurity · 10
Desertification → Europe, For, Global, In, Mali, Meanwhile, Nigeria, Sahel, Sudan, The
related to Horn of Africa · 10
Desertification → Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Following, Horn, In, Kenya, Kenya's, Somalia, The
related to South America · 10
Desertification → Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, In Argentina, In Central America, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Similar, South America

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land soil desert sahel climate drylands drought degradation human africa region overgrazing due vegetation mongolia activities also dust increased change

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Desertificationis atype of gradual land degradation of fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities.The immediate cause of desertification is the lo…0.90text
Desertificationis aloss of most vegetation0.90text
Desertificationis aGobi Desert located in Northern China and Southern Mongolia0.90text
overgrazing causes desertificationinstance ofof who live in developing economies.Agriculture and farming activitiesFarming activities0.80text
cattleinstance oflivestock0.80text
cows are allowed to feed on a piece of land for a long period of time without planting grasses to replace theminstance oflivestock0.80text
overgrazing causes desertificationinstance ofAgriculture and farming activitiesFarming activities0.80text
pneumoniainstance ofDust storms can contribute to certain respiratory disorders0.80text
skin irritationsinstance ofDust storms can contribute to certain respiratory disorders0.80text
asthmainstance ofDust storms can contribute to certain respiratory disorders0.80text
many moreinstance ofDust storms can contribute to certain respiratory disorders0.80text
Desertificationhas causeThe0.60section

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