Land desertification is an important issue for many areas around the world.
The selected study sites of the DESIRE project are typical examples of areas affected by various processes or causes of land degradation leading to desertification. The degree of desertification risk depends both on the severity of acting processes and causes of land degradation and the state of the physical environment. The main processes or causes of desertification identified in the study field sites are soil erosion (including water and tillage erosion), soil salinization, water stress, overgrazing, and forest fires.
