Food Is the New Oil and Land the New Gold: Lester Brown CNBC.com

Food Is the New Oil and Land the New Gold: Lester Brown

CNBC.com - ‎1 hour ago‎

... the Arab Spring. There's no sign of widespread food riots now but eventually there could be, says Lester Brown, president and founder of the Earth Policy Institute and author of the new book "Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food

Southwest Likely to be Loser Thanks to Climate Change KNAU Arizona

Southwest Likely to be Loser Thanks to Climate Change

KNAU Arizona Public Radio - ‎2 hours ago‎

Despite this year's abundant monsoon season, researchers say climate change could be pushing the Southwest into a period of sustained drought.

7 degrees of desperation: Author to speak in Flagstaff on coping with climate ...Arizona Daily Sun

Burkina Faso - The Man Who Stopped the Desert (HD) Journeyman Weekly

Burkina Faso - The Man Who Stopped the Desert (HD)

Journeyman Weekly - ‎7 hours ago‎

In Burkina Faso, the rapid desertification of the once fertile plains of the Sahel caused droughts and ruined harvests, sparking a mass exodus of village inhabitants and famines that decimated populations.

Without Carbon Controls, We Face a Dust Bowl New York Times

Without Carbon Controls, We Face a Dust Bowl

New York Times

Desertification threatens world's highest railway Global Times

Desertification threatens world's highest railway

Global Times - ‎6 hours ago‎

China's Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest rail system, is being threatened by desertification on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as a result of global warming, experts concluded after conducting a probe.

Desertification among serious environmental problems in Azerbaijan News.Az

Desertification among serious environmental problems in Azerbaijan

News.Az - ‎14 hours ago‎

Desertification is among most serious environmental problems in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's territory is not so big, and there are few fertile lands.

Desertification Affects One Billion People Worldwide AllAfrica.com

Desertification Affects One Billion People Worldwide

AllAfrica.com - ‎8 hours ago‎

By Lama S Jallow, 4 April 2012 Desertification directly affects one billion people worldwide particularly in Africa, where two-thirds of the land cover consists of drylands and deserts, says Sirreh Njie, who was deputising for the FAO country 

UN Drylands envoy urges greater efforts to fight desertification Associated Press

UN Drylands envoy urges greater efforts to fight desertification

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎Mar 26, 2012‎

By Fayyaz Chaudhry SEOUL (South Korea), March 27 (APP): US President Barack Obama on Tuesday while appreciating Pakistan's efforts for fighting terrorism and extremism, said the Pak-

UN Drylands envoy urges greater efforts to fight desertification Associated Press of Pakistan

UN Drylands envoy urges greater efforts to fight desertification

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎Mar 26, 2012‎

By Fayyaz Chaudhry SEOUL (South Korea), March 27 (APP): US President Barack Obama on Tuesday while appreciating Pakistan's efforts for fighting terrorism and extremism, said the Pak-

***** vid Chinese Businessman Gives Anti-Desertification Demo at UN NTDTV

Chinese Businessman Gives Anti-Desertification Demo at UN

NTDTV - ‎Mar 28, 2012‎

Chinese businessman Li Jinglu presented an anti-desertification power plant at a meeting on sustainable development at the United Nations in New York City on Monday.

Chinese businessman comes to UN with anti-desert demoBusinessGhana