Case study at local scale of a landscape experiencing desertification: causes, impacts, implications for sustainable development; evaluation of human responses (resilience, mitigation, adaptation)
Desertification turns productive land into barren, desert-like conditions. You need a real local-scale case study to explain why it happens, what damage it causes, and how people are responding.
Real World
In Kano State, northern Nigeria, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has helped communities regrow over 5 million hectares of trees since the 1980s, improving soil fertility and crop yields on previously degraded land.
Exam Focus
Evaluate responses using resilience, mitigation and adaptation as distinct categories — examiners expect you to classify each strategy explicitly.
Essay Framework
Use PEEL to structure every paragraph. Tap each step for guidance and an example.
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