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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-05-109-53
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2022.05.109.53
Language: English
Citation: Tulentarva, A. A., et al. (2022). Problems of land desertification in the Turkestan region and afforestation as a solution to the problem. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 05 (109), 501-507. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-05-109-53 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2022.05.109.53 |
Pages: 501-507
Published: 30.05.2022
Abstract: Desertification is not only about deserts, and it is not only happening in Africa. Desertification is a process in which desert conditions develop as a result of degradation processes, mostly due to a significant decrease in soil productivity. The most vulnerable territories include regions with arid, subarid and dry climatic conditions, which are very sensitive to human and animal activity, as well as to climate change. Soils become eroded and saline, they lose their ability to retain moisture, the groundwater level decreases, vegetation cover decreases or disappears altogether. Desertification leads to the fact that the land becomes infertile. Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) are global problems. According to the UN, drylands occupy 30% of the earth's surface in more than 100 countries, and 2 billion people currently live on these lands. If the scenario proposed by the UN is confirmed, taking into account the current rate of desertification, by 2025 every fifth inhabitant of the Earth will live in a drought-prone area. At the moment, more than two billion hectares of productive land have been degraded worldwide, and we continue to degrade an additional 12 million hectares annually.
Key words: forest, trees, grass, flowers, ground, in-vitro, sun radiation, ecosystem, locality, agroforesting.
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