ICELAND

Loss of vegetation by wind erosion is the wind slowly eroding away at the grass and plants in Iceland.

Iceland has been losing vegetation fast by wind erosion.

SOLUTIONS

• Protecting vegetative cover.
• Give local communities the power to prevent desertification.
• Plant more trees and grass faster than they erode.
• Use the land for farming to provide nutrients to the land.

BEST SOLUTION: FARMING

• The best plan to to help the land by farming.
• Farming provides nutrients to the land to help fight desertification.
• Farming can speed up the process of reclaiming the land.

CITED SOURCES

• GreenFacts. "Desertification." : 6. How Can We Prevent or Reverse Desertification? Morris & Chapman, 22 Sept. 2014. Web. 24 Sept. 2014.
• "Climate in Iceland." Climate in Iceland. Notendur, 2007. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
• "Environment." Environment. Iceland.is, 4 Aug. 2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.