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- La désertification est un phénomène naturel ou non qui a pour origine des variations climatiques et/ou les conséquences d'activités humaines. Ce mot décrit une aridification locale, reflétant la dégradation des terres menant à des conditions biotiques de type désertique. Wikipédia - by Kévin Bacquet
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- Un tiers de la superficie des terres émergées du globe (4 milliards d’hectares) est menacé par la désertification, et plus de 250 millions de personnes sont directement affectées par ce problème. 24 milliards de tonnes de sols fertiles disparaissent chaque année. Entre 1991 et 2000, les sécheresses ont entraîné la mort de plus de 280 000 personnes; elles représentent 11% de l’ensemble des catastrophes naturelles liées à l’eau. - Année internationale de l'eau douce by Kévin Bacquet
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- Pustynnienie oznacza degradację gleb na obszarach suchych, półsuchych i półwilgotnych, spowodowane różnymi czynnikami, m.in.: zmianami klimatycznymi i działalnością człowieka. UNIC Warsaw - by Iwona Szymaniak
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- Obrady Konferencji Narodów Zjednoczonych dotyczącej Pustynnienia (United Nations Conference on Desertification, UNCOD) w Nairobi. Po raz pierwszy uznano proces rozprzestrzeniana się obszarów pustynnych jako problem światowy oraz przyjęto plan działań do walki z pustynnieniem; - UNIC Warsaw by Iwona Szymaniak
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- Den definition av ökenspridning som används i FN-konventionen om bekämpning av ökenspridning är "markförstörelse i torra (arid), halvtorra (semi-arid) och torra subhumida områden som resultat av olika faktorer, inklusive klimatvariationer och mänskliga verksamheter". Vattenportalen - by Åsa Valley
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- Ökenspridning kan uppkomma på grund av att vegetationen inom ett område har skadats, t.ex. vid klimatförändringar. - nationalencyklopedin by Åsa Valley
- En annan aktuell orsak till ökenspridning är försaltning av konstbevattnade jordar p g a otillräcklig dränering. - SLU, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet by Åsa Valley
- Människan har en direkt påverkar på ökenspridning genom skövling av skog, vilket till exempel inträffar i Kina, och tappning av sjöar till konstbevattning, vilket har skett med Aralsjön. - Wikipedia by Åsa Valley
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- ... "bezeichnet die Verschlechterung des Bodens in relativ trockenen (ariden, semiariden und trocken sub-humiden) Gebieten, die durch unterschiedliche Faktoren einschließlich Klimawandel und menschlicher Aktivitäten herbeigeführt wird.[1] Diese Bodendegradation bewirkt die Ausbreitung bzw. Entstehung von Wüsten oder wüstenähnlichen Verhältnissen." andere Quelle: Desertifikation.de ;-)
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- Desertifikationserscheinungen sind inzwischen in 70 Prozent aller Trockengebiete festzustellen. Betroffen sind derzeit 36 Millionen km², eine Fläche dreieinhalb Mal so groß wie Europa. aus: Desertifikation.de - Desertifikation.de by joho
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- Dezertifikace je proces degradace území na pouštní, polopouštní nebo podobně vypadající na vodu chudou oblast. Wikipedia - by jankaisler
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- Dezertifikace je proces degradace území na pouštní, polopouštní nebo podobně vypadající na vodu chudou oblast. - Wikipedia by jankaisler
- K dezertifikaci dochází v dlouhodobém časovém horizontu přirozeně následkem změn klimatu, nebo nevhodnou činností člověka (nadměrná pastva, zasolování atd.) ...
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- The process through which a desert takes over a formerly non-desert area. When a region begins to undergo desertification, the new conditions typically include a significantly lowered water table, a reduced supply of surface water, increased salinity in natural waters and soils, progressive destruction of native vegetation, and an accelerated rate of erosion. CENGAGE Learning
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- In addition to vegetation deterioration, erosion, and salinization, desertification effects can be seen in loss of soil fertility, soil compaction, and soil crusting - DESERTIFICATION OF ARID LANDS
- Common indicators of desertification include a reduction in the amount and diversity of plant and animal species, loss of water-retention capacity, lessened soil fertility, and increasing wind and water erosion. - Desertification
- Desertification creates conditions that intensify wildfires and stirring winds, adding to the tremendous pressure to earth's most precious resource, water, and, of course, the animals dependant on it. - Did you know?
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