Desertification

Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi arid and dry sub-humid areas into desert, resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities. Modern desertification often arises from the demands of increased populations that settle on the land in order to grow crops and graze animals.

External links and references

• Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• UNEP page on desertification
• Benjaminsen, Tor A; & Berge, Gunvor (2000). Timbuktu: myter, menneske, miljø. Oslo: Spartakus forlag.
• Stock, Robert (1995). Africa South of the Sahara. New York: The Guilford Press.
• Eden Foundation article on desertification
• GTZ CCD Project - A key player in combating desertification and drought effects