Mongabay: Over one third of the world's land surface (38 percent) is threatened with desertification, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. The study found that eight of fifteen eco-regions are threatened by desertification, including coastal areas, the prairies, the Mediterranean region, the savannah, the temperate steppes, the temperate deserts, tropical and subtropical steppes, and the tropical and subtropical deserts. "The greatest risk of ......
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Desertification threatens 38 percent of the world
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 10th, 2010
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