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.
Arcadia, Wisconsin. This article is about the city in Wisconsin. For the town of the same name, see Arcadia (town), Wisconsin. Arcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 2,925 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Trempealeau county.