"Long Now’s atmosphere of unhinged creativity and unapologetic eco-pragmatism provided a near-constant drip of bold, stimulating, outside-the-box ideas." _...Read More_

>"Reforestation and afforestation programs in the desert often cause lasting damage to the ecosystems they are purportedly trying to repair."

“First identified as a problem in the 1960s, desertification is now commonly accepted as one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the _...Read More_

"Rising desertification threatens ecosystems and food supply in Dubai. Can new technology help stem the encroaching sands?"

>"Brazil’s northeast, long a victim of droughts, is now effectively turning into a desert. The cause? Climate change and the landowners who are most _...Read More_

"What happens to a community and ecosystem at the nexus of geopolitical tensions and climate change? And can 6,000 years of history save them?"

While global concern about desertification is most commonly dated to the 1970s when the Sahelian drought and famine hit that region with spectacular suffering and mortality, fear of invading deserts has driven global dryland policy for much _...Read More_

The terrain became severely over grazed and subsequently ended by wind leading to the desertification and an opportunity to study the unique desert ecology.

Roberto Primero Luis set out across the U.S.-Mexico border last year as previous Guatemalan migrants had. But the crossing has changed.

This phenomenon is both beneficial to the ecosystem as they help in the development of the same but at the same time could be harmful to the humans because of increased dust composition in the air. This could have been aggravated by the _...Read More_