Desertification

Fernando Pulido

LIFE UE

2017 – 2022

Due to climatic factors like less rainfall and long droughts vegetation and production areas will become less productive for food (and other) production. We are also loosing soil because of heavier wind erosion. Because of over exploitation, wildfires and non-sustainable agricultural practises desertification is intensifying. Due to all of this the fertility of the soils will decrease rapidly and biodiversity is lost as well. In Europe desertification is most severe in Spain, Portugal and Italy. In these areas, home of millions of people, the problems are the same and the areas will enlarge with further climate change. This will have devastating effects on people living in these areas and food security in Europe