国产人人色I色婷婷综合久久中文字幕雪峰I奇米色777欧美一区二区I久热久热aV爽青青在线I国产av喷水I国产伦精品一区二区三区免.费I高潮av在线Iww欧美一级I91天天看I黄a在线91I九一无码中文字幕久久无码色…I丰满国产精品视频二区

Global General

Desertification affects half of Bolivia

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-27 16:39
Large Medium Small

LA PAZ - Over 40 percent of the Bolivian territory is affected by desertification caused by climate change, population increase and indiscriminate forest felling, the Science and Technology Ministry said Monday.

Related readings:
Desertification affects half of Bolivia More help to battle desertification urged
Desertification affects half of Bolivia 'Green wall' helps curb desertification
Desertification affects half of Bolivia Desertification
Desertification affects half of Bolivia Burning willows to stop desertification
Desertification affects half of Bolivia Special supplement: Grapes of cash: fighting desertification in Jilin

The ministry said in a statement that the problem is becoming more serious each year, which puts at risk the food security of the country.

"The desertification in Bolivia affects 41 percent of the national territory, 439,432 square km, where 77 percent of the national inhabitants live, some 6.4 million people," the ministry said.

As much as 89 percent of Bolivians living in the affected territory are in extreme poverty.

The country loses 1.8 million tons of different agriculture products each year owing to soil erosion, according to scientific research.

Many factors such as a change of rain pattern, water shortage, population increase, migration and overgrazing are responsible for soil degradation.

The Bolivian government is boosting a plan to fight desertification through a platform combining the efforts from various government branches and the society.