desertification
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In addition to being an ecological and social problem, desertification is also an economic burden, costing an estimated six percent of Central Asia's GDP annually, according to the World Bank.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
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
Countering human efforts to expand oases, desertification contributed to oasis loss.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
The country is responsible for a tiny fraction of world-wide emissions, yet Chile is particularly vulnerable to drought and desertification.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024
The addition of 75 million people each year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of pollution, desertification, underemployment, epidemics, and famine.
From The 2005 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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