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Egypt(三) Olive tree answer to desertification?
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According to the United Nations, the phenomenon of desertification is worsening around the globe, affecting one third of the earth's surface, and the one billion people who live in dry areas. Being the most arid nation in the world, Egypt has been on the frontline of the battle with desertification for as long as its history. More than 95 percent of the country is covered in sand, that is continually spreading. To decelerate the growth of the desert, Egypt has been planting olive trees. In the latest in our series of features on water resource management in Egypt, we start our journey at the pyramids.
根據聯合國報告指出，沙漠化的情況越來越嚴重，已經威脅到地球三分之一的面積，超過10億人的生計，而埃及是全世界最乾燥的國家，也是自古以來不停對抗沙漠化的國家，埃及高達百分之95面積是沙漠，而且沙漠化還有惡化的趨勢，為了減緩沙漠化的衝擊，埃及大量種植耐旱的橄欖樹，今天埃及水資源管理系列報導中，來到金字塔 這個地方去看看。
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