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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
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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
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- Dabiskās veģetācijas zaudēšana, kas izraisa augsnes auglības strauju samazināšanos un vēlāk augsnes segas pilnīgu iznīcināšanu. Procesa gaitā izmainās augsnes mitruma režīms un notiek augsnes sasāļošanās un sablīvēšanās. Own research - by Biruta MARKO
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Dabiskās veģetācijas zaudēšana, kas izraisa augsnes auglības strauju samazināšanos un vēlāk augsnes segas pilnīgu iznīcināšanu. Procesa gaitā izmainās augsnes mitruma režīms un notiek augsnes sasāļošanās un sablīvēšanās. - Tuksneši un pārtuksnešošanās
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- "shkretëtirëzim" do të thotë degradim i tokës në zonat
e thata, gjysmë të thata dhe të thata-në të lagta, që vjen nga faktorë të ndryshëm, përfshi këtu ndryshimet klimatike dhe aktivitetet njerëzore;. Ministria e mjedisit - by Juliana Cullafiq
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- Konventa e Kombeve te Bashkuara per te luftuar shkretetirezimin ne ato vende qe kane kaluar thatesire serioze dhe/ose shkretetirezim, vecanerisht ne Afrike
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by Juliana Cullafiq - Në kadastër Shqipëria ka rreth 1.3 milion ha pyje dhe
rreth 400 mijë ha kullota, por pyje të vërtetë kanë mbetur vetëm rreth 300 mijë ha, pjesa tjetër janë kthyer në pyje të ulët në shkurre ose ne tokë djerrë, ku në shumë zona që ka filluar shkretëtirëzimi si një dukuri jo-mesdhetare. - Mjedisi sot
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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
![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/images/wikiwords/small_grey_arr.gif) - 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
![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/images/wikiwords/small_grey_arr.gif) - 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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- Az elsivatagosodás az egész világon tapasztalható, a mediterrán térségben, Kaliforniában, még a magyar Alföldön is. - AKG
by Anett Bacskovszky - Az elsivatagosodás azonban sokkal összetettebb és sokrétűbb jelenség, mintsemhogy pár mondattal magyarázni lehetne. Ökológiai, éghajlati, mezőgazdasági, gazdasági, politikai tényezők egyaránt szerepet játszanak a kialakulásában. - AKG
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