With land comprising only about 30 percent of Earth's total surface area, and suitable habitable land even more limited, the pressing challenge of desertification and other types of land degradation severely affects global sustainable development and threatens human security. HAZARDS OF DESERTIFICATION La...
There are many countries in Africa and Tanzania is one of them. Come learn about this African country, where to look for it on a map, how big it...
Pale Fox –Pale foxes live in the Sahel region of Africa and have sandy-colored coats that help them blend in with their desert-like habitats. While not much is known about this species, their population size is estimated to be large and relatively stable. Blanford’s Fox –The Blanford’...
African elephants range throughout thesavannas of sub-Saharan Africaand the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The continent’snorthernmost elephantsare found in Mali’s Sahel Desert. The small, nomadic herd of Mali elephants migrates in a circular route through the desert in search of water...
The African spurred tortoise can reach lengths of 83 cm (33 in) and weights of 105 kg (231 lb.). It is found in theSahara Desertand the Sahel; a dry grassland / savanna region that stretches across Africa from Mauritania in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east. ...
The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. International Affairs International Disputes: Libya claims about 25,000 sq km in a currently dormant dispute in the Tommo regionlocation of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tri...
areas of rangeland in nearly every continent, and in the Sahelregionofsub-Saharan Africa, for instance, overgrazing has led directly to the southward expansion of the Sahara (“Desert”) over distances of many miles. The degeneration of range condition has become one of the most serious problems...
by a rainy season from May to October. The dusty and dryharmattan(desert winds) blow from theSaharato the coast in December, bringing relief from the highrelative humidity. Deforestation and drought in theSahelhave affected the climate, lengthening the dry season by almost a month in some ...
11. History: Africa is the 'cradle of humankind', the place where the first hominids, human beings and their closest relatives the gorilla and chimpanzees, evolved. Fossils found in Africa, show that the modern human evolved there about 5 to 10 million years ago and spread from this ...
The Sulcata tortoise originates from the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, which is a transitional ecological region located in northern Africa and characterized by semi-arid grasslands, scrub, and savannah. The picture of Eunotosaurus africanus can be found on Wikimedia. This small reptile possessed ...