desertification
land degradation in which an area becomes a desert, losing its bodies of water, flora, and fauna, caused by climate change, overexploitation of soil, or other causes
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desertification
Summary
desertification ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- desertification is a type of land degradation[2].
- desertification's Commons category is recorded as Desertification[3].
- desertification's has cause is recorded as drylands[4].
- desertification's has cause is recorded as famine[5].
- desertification's has cause is recorded as over exploitation[6].
- desertification's has cause is recorded as effects of climate change[7].
- desertification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Desertification[8].
- desertification's facet of is recorded as developing country[9].
- desertification's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
- desertification's has effect is recorded as desert[11].
- desertification's has effect is recorded as dust storm[12].
- desertification's has effect is recorded as poverty[13].
- desertification's has effect is recorded as erg[14].
- desertification's different from is recorded as desertion[15].
- desertification's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[16].
- desertification's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as sustainable agriculture[17].
- desertification's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as reforestation[18].
- desertification's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as Soil regeneration[19].
- desertification's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as desert greening[20].
- desertification's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as afforestation[21].
- desertification's relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator is recorded as Target 15.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals[22].
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Definition and Type
desertification is a type of land degradation[2].
Why It Matters
desertification ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month).[1] desertification has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] desertification is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]