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For example on some land that I manage, I can choose between this (area 1):
this..... (area 2)
or this: (area 3)

These areas have the same physical foundations and lie within a 500 m radius of each other. The difference you see here is management.

The principle behind this is: "form follows function" - in much the same way that the genetic expression of biological organisms is a function of nutrition. In fact "area 1" is the same as "area 3" after a change of management.

I am not making a value judgment about any of these areas, because in the appropriate context, each one of these conditions has merit. I merely wish to state the obvious: Desert will not feed many living organisms.

Desertification due to human mismanagement is currently said to be increasing at over 16 000 ha. a day.

DESERTIFICATION = THE IMPOVERISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTS

As with POVERTY and UNEMPLOYMENT, if the will is there and if the appropriate conditions are created, it can be stopped and turned around.