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I am working at KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) in Malindi, as a volunteer of JICA. My job is teacher of environment. This presentation is about cause of desertification. I will provide cause and failed solution of desertification. Also it contained to introduce species, survive in desert.
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Desertification
Takatoshi AKAI
JOCV 231
KWS Malindi Marine Park
Outline
• Forest desertification
• Cause of desertification
• Failed solution
• Mechanism of damage from salt
• Is it possible to recover the land?
• Cause of erosion
• Creatures in desert
How much hector faced to deforestation each year?
A . 5,000 Hectare
B . 6,000,000 Hectare
C . 16,000,000 Hectare
※Especially, in Africa, Brazil, and Indonesia.
Philippine ni wapi?
Forest desertification
In Philippine,
They used to a country of 2nd biggest amount of timber exporter.
They cut down 90% of natural forest.
Now, they import timber 100% from
other countries.
Also, some NGO help to reforestation
by panting trees.
Cause of desertification 1
Since 1950,
World requirement of timber expand,
Consumption of paper expand,
Who use timbers?
• More than half of those timbers, consume in developed countries, such as Europe, USA, and Japan.
• Also more than 70% of paper consume in developed countries.
Timbers for what?
News paper
Magazine
UnnecessaryDirect Mail
Piles of failed copy
Cause of desertification 2• Maltreat of land lead to expand desert
Exceed grazing
Exceed farming lead to loss of nutrient
Cut down tree for firewood
India & Pakistan ni wapi?
Failed solution
• People cut down trees and became desert.• So, use irrigation to recover green land beside the
Aral Sea.• But, irrigation lead to loss of water.• It also lead to damage from salt.
Mechanism of damage from salt①Pomp up underground water by irrigation
②Water gather salt in the ground and came up to the surface
③After water evaporate, salt remain on the ground
④Plants cannot grow with salt
Is it possible to recover land?
• According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Org of UN), if topsoil reduce 1mm, it will lead to reduce 2~5% productivity of agriculture.
• If there is no erosion in Africa, their productivity increase 8%.
• But problem is government in Africa does not work on this. 1mm
8%
How to occur erosion
①In forest, trees absorb rain and land hold water.
②If cut tree, land cannot hold water anymore.
Also, exceed farming use nutrient in the land, then it become stiff and dry.
③Once heavy rain fall, water wash away soil.
soil
④Erosion occur⑤If we don’t do anything, desertification occur
Environment of desert
50 during day time℃Up to 90℃ on the surface of sand
Fall below -5 frost℃ during night time on the surface of sand
Are there any creature in desert?
Miracle behavior of creature in desert
Cactus
Sea-buckthorn
In the case of plants, they have spine (thorn/needle/prickle).They arm themselves by spine against other creatures.
Water collector in the desert
Namib Desert beetle
This insect stand still on the middle of desert.In the foggy day, they raise up their hip, and receive moist wind in the early morning.
Stoic mouse: Giant Kangaroo Rat
They live in desert of Western USA.Canyon of San Joaquin Valley.
Length : 31.1~34.7cmTail : 15.7~19.8cmWeight : 131~180g
They never drink water directly.They get water from seed of plants.So, they shield their home at daytime to avoid evaporation.They stock seed in the moisture storage in the tunnel.
Conclusion• We should stop desertification,
otherwise people find difficulty to access food.
• Especially, people in Africa will difficult to
improve their living standard.
• It is difficult to recover land from erosion,
so avoid erosion is important.
• There are also many species live in desert.