Soil erosion, desertification and land grabbing

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Increasing rate of desertification reduces the amount of farming land.| Related Megatrends: Climate and environment
In China, soil erosion is of about 5 billion tonnes annually affecting 360 Mha, including 75 Mha of the Yangtze and Yellow river basins.
| Related Megatrends: Consumerism; Geopower; Security
'Land grabbing' is expanding as richer countries and corporations are acquiring fertile land in developing countries to meet their own needs. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 500 million acres of land in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean was acquired or negotiated under deals brokered on behalf of foreign governments or transnational corporations. | Related Megatrends: Geopower; Security; Climate and environment; Migration; Inequalities

Originally Published \| Last Updated	31 Aug 2018 \| 10 Dec 2020
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Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET)	degradation of the environment land use management of resources migration natural resources urbanisation