desertification (Q432)
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Land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas (drylands) resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities.
- desertified land
- desertification of land
- land desertification
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| English | desertification |
Land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas (drylands) resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. |
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Desertification is land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas due to climatic variations and human activities like deforestation and overexploitation of aquifers. It leads to reduced crop yields, loss of aquifers and biodiversity, and displacement of people, exacerbating the impacts of climate change by increasing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing carbon sequestration.