Desertification: the scientific consensus report

Photo credit: WVC 1988-12

TC-Dialogue Foundation’s reforestation project in Arbolle

(Prov. du Passoré, Burkina Faso)

Desertification

Context – Desertification is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems.

It threatens the livelihoods of some of the poorest and most vulnerable populations on the planet. Desertification is largely caused by unsustainable use of scarce resources.

What options exist to avoid or reverse desertification and its negative impacts?

The same wood (Bois de la Fraternisation) in Arbolle in July 1994 (Photo WVC 1994-07)
The same wood (Bois de la Fraternisation) in Arbolle in July 1994 (Photo WVC 1994-07)

This Digest is a faithful summary of the leading scientific consensus report produced in 2005 by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA): “Desertification Synthesis Report”

Read the full article: GreenFacts

Author: Willem Van Cotthem

Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.

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