What causes desertification

Overgrazing is the major cause of desertification worldwide. Other factors that cause desertification include urbanization, climate change, over drafting of groundwater, deforestation, natural disasters and tillage practices in agriculture that place soils more vulnerable to wind.

One of the major causes of Desertification is "Overgrazing", which is when animals graze on land to an excessive state where it damages the land. Some other causes of Desertification is climate change, deforestation, natural disasters, and urbanization.