Soil erosion
Huge cat found etched into desert among Nazca Lines in Peru
“The figure was scarcely visible and was about to disappear because it’s situated on quite a steep slope that’s prone to the effects of natural erosion”
Expert calls for villages to be moved due to landslides
The state should consider moving certain mountain settlements to a different location instead of investing in expensive anti-erosion works, says Efthymis Lekkas, professor of dynamic tectonic applied geology at Athens University and head of the Organization of Earthquake Planning and Protection.
Curbing land degradation key to ending desertification
The first thing to be done in the fight against desertification is to prevent land degradation and then engage in restoration that rehabilitates the destroyed land, experts said. Caused primarily by human activities and climatic variations, desertification directly affects human life and the sustainability of the planet.
German business morale recovering
Confidence among German business leaders held steady in May after months of erosion, a regular survey showed on May 25, although doubts remained over the outlook for the world economy.
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