Land Desertification (Protecting the Mother River Action Education Series)

Author: Chen Guangting
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: In the 1970s and 1980s, as Africa experienced major droughts and upheavals, desertification became one of the most pressing environmental issues for survival. Today, the global area affected by desertification has reached 36 million square kilometers, accounting for 1/6 of the world's land area and affecting a population of over 1 billion. Desertification has now become the greatest threat to the sustainable social and economic development of the 21st century. China is one of the countries most severely affected by desertification, with deserts, Gobi, and desertified land spanning over 2 million square kilometers from the northwest, northern North China Plain, to the western part of the Northeast Plain. Readers can learn about the past, present, and future prospects of land desertification in China from this booklet, as well as the relationship between desertification and the sandstorms that sweep across much of China in spring. The booklet also covers measures to address desertification. This book is suitable for a broad readership, especially middle and high school students, as well as environmental workers, leaders and staff of relevant government departments, and students and teachers in related fields.