"Even if governments don’t always understand, it’s already here." Scientists issue worrying warning about the world's ...

A new review of current research into combating desertification, published in Earth-Science Reviews, has identified soil microbes as critical to this mission. Waqar Islam, an Associate Professor ...

is the process of land turning into desert as the quality of the soil declines over time. The main causes of desertification include: ...

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 ...

highland desertification due to overgrazing, exposure of toxic mineral deposits due to glacial retreat, diminishing glacial ice due to climate warming, and shifting precipitation patterns. The Center ...

The World Economic Forum defines "desertification" as "a type of land degradation in which an already relatively dry land area becomes increasingly arid, degrading productive soil and losing its ...

In a recent Rajya Sabha response, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh cited the Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India (2021) by the ...

Yet, research shows that soil quality is deteriorating due to climate-related factors like rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and desertification. Soil health plays a vital role in human ...

To combat the brewing drought and desertification, the African Union developed the Great Green Wall Initiative in 2007. The ...

Tengrinews.kz - Mazhilis deputy Bakytzhan Bazarbek has raised concerns about desertification in Kazakhstan. On February 18, a ...