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The 109 pages that link to Desertification, each with the reason it gives.

• Rain shadowCompared with: A rain shadow is a natural climate pattern, not the process of land degradation.

• Arid climateCompared with: It can intensify dryness, but land degradation is not the same as an arid climate.

• Soil healthCompared with: It illustrates how declining soil function can compound ecological and livelihood stresses.

• DesertCompared with: It is degradation of dryland ecosystems, not simply the existence or expansion of deserts.

• Desert climateCompared with: It is land degradation, not simply the existence of a naturally arid climate.

• YazdCompared with: Yazd’s historic adaptations address aridity, but do not prevent wider land degradation.

• AridificationCompared with: It involves ecological and land-use degradation, not simply a climate trend toward dryness.

• Great Basin DesertCompared with: It distinguishes degradation of dryland ecosystems from the desert’s naturally arid condition.

• NegevCompared with: It is a risk to distinguish from the Negev’s naturally arid climate.

• Rub' al KhaliCompared with: The Rub' al Khali is a natural desert, not land made barren by desertification.

• Wadi RumCompared with: It is a wider dryland concern, distinct from the natural desert scenery that attracts visitors.

• Lut DesertCompared with: The Lut is a naturally arid desert, not simply land degraded by desertification.

• ShrublandCompared with: Shrubland degradation can accompany desertification, but shrub dominance alone does not mean land is desertifying.

• Desert farmingCompared with: Poorly managed cultivation can intensify the degradation desert farming must avoid.

• Deserts and xeric shrublandsCompared with: It is a degradation process, not simply the natural existence of desert conditions.

• Desert (geography)Compared with: Unlike desert climate, this is a process of degradation that can occur in non-desert drylands.

• Great Salt DesertCompared with: It describes land degradation, unlike the naturally arid desert environment itself.

• Pobiti KamaniCompared with: Despite its Stone Desert name, the site is not a desert created by desertification.

• Western PlateauCompared with: It distinguishes natural desert conditions from worsening land degradation.