The problem is so severe that a United Nations desertification ... nations in the Sahel region of Africa decided to stop the southward spread of the Sahara Desert to the north -- fuelled by ...

Desertification is a significant ... For the semi-arid Sahel region bordering the Sahara Desert, Africa's Great Green Wall project aims to combat food insecurity, poverty and migration resulting ...

Mongolia signed the official agreement with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to host COP17 in its capital, ...

Aridity is silently spreading through many of the world’s cocoa-producing regions. There are steps we can take to save them.

is the process of land turning into desert as the quality of the soil declines over time. Many countries around the world suffer from the problems caused by desertification but it is the Sahel ...

Residents say the desert is their destiny ... Research suggests sand migration plays a significant role in desertification. Deserts, including the Sahara, are expanding at unprecedented rates ...

02/03/2025 February 3, 2025 In the heart of Mali's arid Sahel region, Rokiatou Traoré is on a bold mission to plant 10 million moringa trees. But it's not just about reforesting the land – it's ...

As the very real threat of desertification looms over much of North Africa as a result of extreme climate change and drought, ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

and "over the longer term" to prevent "desert encroachment" on urban areas or fertile, arable land. China's desertification has been "primarily caused by human activities, such as overgrazing ...

By 2030, the project aims to plant 100 million hectares of trees along the Sahel, the semiarid zone lining the desert’s southern edge. That completed tree line could as much as double rainfall ...

Residents say the desert is their destiny ... Research suggests sand migration plays a significant role in desertification. Deserts, including the Sahara, are expanding at unprecedented rates ...