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Desertification: A Slideshow
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Tunisia: desert.
(IDRC Photo: M. Brunelli)


Deserts are unique ecosystems, millennia-old natural habitats, and home to some of the world's most vibrant civilizations.

Learn more about deserts and the important link between desertification and poverty through the slideshow below.






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1. What is desertification?

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2. The role humans play

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3. The effects of desertification

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4. A growing problem

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5. Drylands

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6. Food grains

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7. Canada's drylands

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8. The cost of desertification

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9. Some consequences of desertification

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