Posted by Michelle on February 28, 19100 at 12:57:35:
In Reply to: Re: Why do we eliminate all the deserts? posted by zya on August 31, 1999 at 09:00:42:
: : The desert area is expanding at growing rates every year. So why don't we change all the desert areas to productive farmlands? I know this project requires a great sum of money, but it's worthy and essential. By doing this, there will be more food supply for the growing population.
: I think to make desert into farmland is too expensive.
: The area whose soil resources are used up changes into desert gradually.
: Those areas are usually located in poor countries where people do not have money.
There are many plant and animal species that live and only live in the desert. If people were to turn the deserts into grasslands
that would be detrimental to the desert ecosystem.
Instead we need to focus on maintaining and preserving
the derserts and grasslands that we have now.