Hot deserts are an important ecosystem with distinct characteristics and adaptations. They provide opportunities for development but also cause challenges such as desertification - the decrease in ...

As global temperatures rise and the human population expands, more of the planet is vulnerable to desertification, the permanent degradation of land that was once arable. While interpretations of ...

Can Africa's Great Green Wall Stop Its Deserts From Spreading?A massive ecological project aims to halt desertification and restore land.#Africa#Environment#ClimateChange Border Patrol finds ...

Hot deserts that presently cover about one-fifth of the land area of our planet are rapidly devouring more and more arable lands mostly due to anthropogenic causes. We propose an interdisciplinary ...