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.
Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Lake of the Woods County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,045, making it the second-least populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Baudette. The county was organized on November 28, 1922, though county functions did not begin until 1923.