Story | 10 10月, 2011
Natural Solutions: Protected Areas helping people deal with desertification and drought
Drylands occupy approximately 40% of Earth's land area and are home to more than two billion people.
Natural Solutions : Protected Areas helping people deal with desertification and drought
Photo: Delwyn
These habitats are important carbon stores and harbour many endemic species uniquely adapted to arid conditions. Habitat conversion and unsustainable land management are leading to degradation and desertification.
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