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The whole desertification of the middle east can be blamed on goat herding of nomadic farmers.

• diordiderot 4y ago
  I've heard that before. Are there any good books/ papers on the topic?
  • PicassoCTs 4y ago
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316721412_Blame_it_on_the_goats_Desertification_in_the_Near_East_during_the_Holocene https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316721412_Blame_it_... https://epar.evans.uw.edu/research/environmental-implications-livestock-goats https://epar.evans.uw.edu/research/environmental-implication... Its inconclusive on the goats. but the overall appearing cities and nomadic lifestyle selling whool to cities might have amplified the whole situation. Todays nomads definitely amplify the situation
    • diordiderot 4y ago
      Very cool. Thank you
      • PicassoCTs 4y ago
        This is also not limited to the middle east. A surprising lots of bioms are not resistant to animal grazing and collapse/become smaller when "attacked" with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_sheep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_sheep https://www.climatechangepost.com/iceland/desertification/ https://www.climatechangepost.com/iceland/desertification/