Desertification

Desertification, land degradation and drought affect over one and a half billion people in more than 110 countries. This is a third of the world population, 90% of whom are in low income areas. The pathways out of poverty often depend on the resources that are lost: land, water and forests.

Nearly a quarter of the Earth became degraded between 1981 and 2003. Every ten years an area the size of France, Germany and Switzerland is lost.

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Desertification

Wanted pages and external links

• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification

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