Why should we conserve deserts?

Ah yes, the blissful thought to reclaim all desert land. While studying environmental education in high school, I used to think of such plans to 'improve' the balance of nature, until I understood better. The balance of nature isn't such a trivial thing to be 'corrected' by humans. read more

Some of the iconic species living in the Gobi Desert are the snow leopard, black-tailed gazelle, Gobi viper, jerboa, Gobi bear, Gobi ibex, wild Bactrian camel, and more.} So,for desert inhabitants we have to save our desert. For the equilibrium of nature we have to conserve our desert. read more

Deserts are found across our planet along two fringes parallel to the equator at 25–35° latitude in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Deserts are arid or dry regions and receive less than 10 inches of rain per year. read more

Often, deserts occur in developing countries and so they tend to have less of a voice in these meeting and I think they need to be listened to more than they have in the past. At Rio20+, the UNCCD is asking for a minimum target to halt land degradation. We should exceed this minimum. read more