Desertización / desertificación
English translation: Man-made Desertification / Natural Desertification
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| 3 +3 | Man-made Desertification / natural Desertification |
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| 4 | (man-made) land degradation and natural desertification |
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| 4 | rewrite it |
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(man-made) land degradation and natural desertification Explanation: another option. Not really two separate words in English but imo when speaking of land degradation, it is usually assumed to be man-made www.unccd.int/ Block all www.unccd.int results Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of desertification ... |
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rewrite it Explanation: There is no distinction between desertization and desertification in English, though the latter is much more common. You should therefore rewrite it. I like your suggestion, though you could make it much more concise by saying ‘Desertification may be the result of natural or human causes’. |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3Man-made Desertification / natural Desertification Explanation: I'm not aware of 2 separate words in English either, but these terms appear ot be used. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2011-12-05 11:42:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- PhD Thesis Summary www.cardiff.ac.uk/cplan/contactsandpeople/.../i.../kafafy-n... ***Natural desertification** is not the only problem threatening Egypt's green Nile valley. Major cities, especially the capital Cairo, are expanding dramatically, ... Desierto de Tabernas Natural area www.homeownersdirectdesertsprings.com/.../desierto-de-taber... The desert is one of the most geologically interesting landscapes in Europe, since it clearly shows the process of **natural desertification** and erosion. It features ... 38 percent of world's surface in danger of desertification www.physorg.com/news184960683.htmlCached 9 Feb 2010 – **Man Made Desertification** primarily happens because people drain fresh ... Man made desertification actually happens though because of ... Desertification combat and food safety: the added value of camel ... - Google Books Result books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1586034731...Bernard Faye, Palmated Esenov - 2005 - Nature - 225 pages Rather widely developed is ***man-made desertification**, which is connected with ... **Man-made desertification** affects 59.2% of the Republic's territory. ... Media Point-Counterpoint - Middle East Strategic Information www.mesi.org.uk/Media-Point-Counterpoint.aspxCached - Similar Blamed on a combination of climate change, **man-made desertification** and lack of irrigation, up to 60 percent of Syria's land and 1.3 million people Why Are Some Deserts Expanding? | eHow.co.uk www.ehow.co.uk › Vacations & Travel PlanningCached **Man-made Desertification**. Mismanagement of dry-land ecosystems causes desertification. Increases in population, poor land use, and overgrazing are ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2011-12-05 12:14:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Just came across this site that gives translations of these terms. They have used 'naturally-occurring desertification" which I think is also a valid option but maybe the term is already understood with 'natural' on its own. http://quizlet.com/5903285/espanolextra-la-desertificacion-d... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2011-12-05 14:59:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Maybe something along the lines of: "There are two forms of desertification: one occurs naturally and the other is man-made/caused by man. " or "There are two forms of desertification: natural and man-made" |
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