Series - FotoSlovo 2026 - Category « Environmental and Climate issues »

The ominous future of Earth is already taking shape. Desertification is a reality. Deserts currently cover more than one-fifth of the Earth's land surface, and they are part of a broader category of regions known as drylands, which are at risk of becoming deserts. UNESCO warns that a staggering 90% of the planet’s land surface could be degraded by 2050.

I chose to develop this project in the Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world. Around 6,000 years ago, this region underwent a natural transformation, shifting from a fertile landscape into the arid environment we see today, where almost nothing can grow.

However, unlike what happened in the Sahara, large areas of the planet are now undergoing desertification at an accelerated rate due, not to a natural process, but to human activity and climate change. Regardless of the cause, the consequences may be the same: depopulation, aridity, barrenness, wastelands, desolation, and isolation.

With this project, I aim to raise awareness of the urgent need to take action against climate change.