Tag: Desertification - Page 2
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Observe World Water Day on March 22
Images from Prix Pictet World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, is an initiative of the United Nations that recognises that water is a basic requirement for all life. This year's theme: "Shared Water - Shared Opportunities" and "Whether
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Time to Buy a Quad - Biggest Sand Dunes Get Bigger with Climate Change
One of the many other "changes" (benefits?) to come our way, scientists now predict, is the growth in the worlds largest sand dunes, reports New Scientist this week. We're talking sand dunes that are 500 meters or greater and
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February Eco-Tidbits from Turkey
This month saw the Turkish Parliament finally ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. But there were plenty of
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Waterboxx Offers Possibilities for Reforestation in the Desert
It appears to be just a run of the mill, regular, rectangular plastic bucket with a whole in the centre, but the Waterboxx is actually a sophisticated design that traps night time condensation.
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Good Growing Regions Drying Up in Turkey
As the host of a recent meeting on the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Turkey touted its expertise on the subject, with the Environment Ministry's Erdoğan Özevren calling Turkey
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China Being Submerged in Sand: Desertification Spreads 1,300 Square Miles Per Year
Many TreeHugger readers probably know the now-familiar sobering statistics regarding the nature of China’s economic rise and its toll on the environment: 14,000 new cars on the roads each day, 52,000 miles of roadways under
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Aral Sea Rehabilitation Program's First Phase Hailed as Success
Not too long ago everyone had pretty much written off the Aral Sea as a lost cause. Soviet irrigation policies had diverted water from
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2008 Goldman Prize Winner Jesus Leon Santos on Bringing Desert Lands Back to Life
Photo credit: Will Parrinello and Jim Iacona. In a time when "modern" agriculture is depleting many areas of Latin America as farmers seek higher yields, Jesus Leon Santos is taking the opposite route. He is using ancient agriculture systems and
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Expert Warns of Growing Wave of Mexican Environmental Refugees
We are always a bit wary of the term "environmental refugee" because people's reasons for leaving their homes are often very complex and the amount of scientific research on the topic is still quite minimal. But there is a growing chorus, especially
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Why Hay Is Fabulous (And Halting Erosion In Iceland)
It may seem too simple to be true, but to combat the spread of so-called "erosion escarpments" or rofabards (see above) Icelandic farmers have turned to spreading cut-up hay to halt the slow creep of desertification on the island. And so far, it
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The Power of Community: Locals Should Lead on Sahel 'Green Wall'
We all know that there is finally a massive effort underway to combat the effects of climate change, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation. You only have to look at the commitments coming out of the CGI last week to know that people around the
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Desert Engulfing Nouakchott in Mauritania
The long term result of extreme drought is desert. When arid land, once productive for grazing or agriculture, becomes desert, rural people move on. They might go to the city, as some have to Nouakchott, Capital of Mauritania and one of the larger
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United Nations Desert Conference In Israel
According to biblical tradition, Jews spent 40 years wandering in the desert in Sinai thousands of years ago before they settled in Israel. Spending all that time in the
