desertification
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The G7 meeting also hopes to reach a political declaration on desertification and security, while sessions on oceans will look to strengthen an alliance on marine protected areas.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Prof Maathai championed the view that women, especially in rural areas, could improve the environment by planting trees to provide a fuel source and to slow deforestation and desertification.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
The government is set to announce measures to avoid desertification by promoting better management of soil and other natural resources in the region.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
Countering human efforts to expand oases, desertification contributed to oasis loss.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
The addition of nearly 100 million people a year to an already overcrowded globe will exacerbate the problems of pollution, desertification, underemployment, and poverty throughout the 1990s.
From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Vocabulary lists containing desertification
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Human Geography - Middle School
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