In their Sixth National Communication on Climate Change and First Biennial Report from 2013, the Romanian authorities estimated that the area affected by desertification makes up for about 30% of the country’s total area.
Located in southern Ukraine is the largest sand area in the country.
Replacing the shrinking areas of the Aral Sea, the Aralkum Desert is located in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, making it the world’s youngest desert.
Peter Rodericks Oisebe, a Natural Resource Management Consultant in Kenya writes about the applications of GIS in mapping and managing natural areas.