Desertification is defined by the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification as âland degradation in arid, semiarid and dry subhumid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities.â Land degradation is in turn defined as the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity of drylands.
Poynette, Wisconsin. Poynette is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sponsored Topics. Pepin is a village in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 878 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Pepin. By the mid-17th century, the French had begun to send expeditions into Wisconsin via the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River.