Desert of Europe

Visit http://www.youris.com/Environment for more information!Faced with the desertification that threatens Mediterranean Europe, researchers with Desertlink, a European Commission funded project, are trying to curb risk zones by studying certain exacerbating factors. Climatic upheaval and global warming will produce future droughts we need to begin preparing for now.
Low precipitation, erosion, urbanization, changes in agricultural methods or intensive farming... Mediterranean countries are facing a desertification process that translates into a degradation of cultivable land, pastures and forests, as well as a noticeable loss of biodiversity. At the same time, the threat of global warming and indicators of droughts to come are making the situation even more worrying. Geographers with Desertlink, a European Commission funded project, are drawing up assessments of land degradation in southern Europe, and providing other European countries with scenarios and farming models more adapted to each situation encountered.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• climate
• change
• land
• global
• warming
• desertification
• Portugal
• Europe

[zul1115]

Hi, im from Portugal. It is really sad what is happening here, cause many of the cork and carob forests are being destroied, and soil loss is getting a big problem. People should get more attention to the mediterranean forests.