http://www.youris.comyouris.com Traditional crop varieties of indigenous people could prove even more important than modern agriculture in adapting agriculture to climate changes.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:41 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Adapting_Farmers_Traditional_Knowledge_To_Climate_Change.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Adapting_Farmers_Traditional_Knowledge_To_Climate_Change.klLow 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. (Jan. '08)Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:40:42 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Desert_of_Europe.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Desert_of_Europe.klFreshwater ecosystems, already under stress from land-use change and pollution, now face additional pressures from climate change, either directly or through interaction with other drivers.  (Dec. '07)Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:03:06 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Vanishing_Lakes.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Vanishing_Lakes.klThe unsustainability of human behaviour is reflected in the dramatic deterioration of the earth’s land, which is already affecting between 1,5 to 2 billion people as the latest report by UNCCD. (May '09)Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:13:31 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Between_33_and_41_of_world_land_risks_desertification.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Between_33_and_41_of_world_land_risks_desertification.klMaria José Roxo, Geographer, Department of Geography and Regional Planning – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, points out the negative effects of an agricultural drama by REBECCA PARSONS (Jun. '10)Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:25:21 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Maria_Jose_Roxo_Misuse_Of_Natural_Resources_Can_Cause_Desertification_In_Portugal.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Maria_Jose_Roxo_Misuse_Of_Natural_Resources_Can_Cause_Desertification_In_Portugal.klInsect or rodent borne human diseases have recently been reappearing in Europe. These diseases have serious health, ecological and political consequences. (Dec.'07)Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:47:07 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Preventing_Diseases.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Desertification/Preventing_Diseases.kl