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  2. Desertification - Wikipedia

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    In Central America, drought has caused increased unemployment and decreased food security - also causing migration of people. Similar impacts have been seen in rural parts of Mexico where about 1,000 km 2 of land have been lost yearly due to desertification. [74] In Argentina, desertification has the potential to disrupt the nation's food ...

  3. Desertification in Africa - Wikipedia

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    People displaced as a result of desertification can lead to increased competition for scarce resources and conflicts, worsening economic issues. [39] Desertification's detrimental effects on ecosystems and biodiversity can have far-reaching consequences for industries like tourism and ecotourism, which rely on healthy ecosystems to attract ...

  4. Drought in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Drought is a phenomenon that occurs in Nigeria and impacts the whole nation. The arid and semiarid regions are more sensitive than the dryer south, but the degree of vulnerability varies. In Northern Nigeria , there are several records of drought occurrences that resulted in famines in the years 1914, 1924, 1935, 1943, 1951–1954, 1972–1973 ...

  5. Habitat destruction - Wikipedia

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    Desertification, deforestation, ... Probably the most profound impact that habitat destruction has on people is the loss of many valuable ecosystem services.

  6. Environmental issues in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The livelihoods of millions of people and species are at risk with deforestation. The act is a domino effect that affects multiple aspects of a community, ecosystem, and economy. [9] Many African nations have begun to implement restoration projects to reverse the effects of deforestation.

  7. Natural disasters in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The government spends substantial resources on mitigating the effects of desertification, which could have been allocated to other development projects (Sokoto and Borno States). Migration: Desertification often leads to population migration as people abandon unproductive rural areas in search of employment in urban centers.

  8. Desertification in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Desertification is one of the issues of environmental concern in Nigeria, particularly the northern part of the country. According to UNEP [4] in 1993, Northern Nigeria has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world at about 3.5%, caused by land degradation, increase in agricultural intensity, over-grazing of livestock, and demand for fuel by cutting down trees.

  9. Desertification and land restoration rate in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Ghana's drylands in the northern Sudanese and Guinea savannah regions are especially at risk from erosion; in these areas, land deterioration is known as "desertification." The risk of desertification is present on about 35% of Ghana's land. An estimated $1.4 billion, or 6% of Ghana's GDP, is lost to land degradation each year in the country. [3]