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is the spread of desert-like conditions in arid and semi-arid areas, due to human influence and/or climatic change. Some of the natural causes of are wind erosion, climatic conditions, and scarce water supply. There is a grave difference between areas where vege ....

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.... If this money is used wisely then the causes of desertification may be stopped. Desertification is caused not only by nature but also by human factors (over-grazing, poor irrigation, deforestation, and over-cultivation) all of which are preventable. Livestock, in many continents, overgrazes and flattens vegetation. Arid areas, such as the Sahel ("Desertification was brought to the world's attention by the Sahel disaster..."), the dry plains of India, and semi deserts of Turkey can usually support a small number of people and their livestock without permanent damage. The land often recovers when the animals move on but when there are too many ....