erosion
population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/b_mp.html
erosion
tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage
www.exxun.com/Liberia/b_mp.html
erosion
soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/b_mp.html
erosion
... have boomed in recent years primarily due to duty-free access to the US. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel, are serious concerns ...
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/e_ec.html
erosion
... major challenges facing the government. Over the longer term Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is 1 ...
www.exxun.com/Maldives/e_ec.html
erosion
deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching
www.exxun.com/Mali/b_mp.html
erosion
overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/b_mp.html
erosion
... center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban ...
www.exxun.com/Mexico/b_mp.html
erosion
heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
www.exxun.com/Moldova/b_mp.html
erosion
... air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/b_mp.html
erosion
land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation
www.exxun.com/Montserrat/b_mp.html
erosion
land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters
www.exxun.com/Morocco/b_mp.html
erosion
erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires
www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/b_mp.html
erosion
deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and fauna hard-hit by invasive species
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/b_mp.html
erosion
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/b_mp.html
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