Brief IntroductionAccording to the Spring 2009 World Ecology Report, drylands comprise 41% of the earth's total surface area and are home to approximately 2 billion people, or 34% of the earth's population. It is claimed that currently (2009) over 250 million people in more than 100 countries have been directly affected by desertification and many more are at risk (this number has already increased). The situation is more serious in Africa, where 66% of the total surface area is arid or semi-arid. Not only is desertification harmful to the earth and its inhabitants, but it is also costly each year, with the world losing $42 billion due to desertification and its effects” (World Ecology Report, Spring 2009). Desertification in Nigeria is a very sensitive issue, due to the role the nation plays in Africa and around the world. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation, with a 2012 population of 168.8 million people and a total land area of ​​356,669 square miles. According to Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Environment, the country loses approximately 600 meters of its arable land to desert encroachment every year. Furthermore, according to the Minister of Environment (Nigeria), Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia, Nigeria loses an average of 2,168 sq km of cultivated and cultivated land to desertification every year, and also revealed that 43.3% of total area is prone to desertification. In combating desertification in this country, the federal government seeks support from both state and local governments, as well as support from other organizations and the general public. This reason (federal government purchase support appeal) and the price of the US$50 million grant, together would...... middle of paper...... 06:00. http://dailytrust.info/index.php/editorial/3668-halting-deforestation (cited 2-12-2013) this source is the reason my work is late as I decided to change a source whose date of citation I forget.• Hugo Odiogor (3 May 2010), Special report on desertification in Nigeria: the sun eats our land. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/05/special-report-on-desertification-in-nigeria-the-sun-eats-our-land/ (cited 3-12-2013).• Federal Ministry of 'Nigeria's environment (date not given), improving drought and desertification. http://environment.gov.ng/about-moe/departments-agencies/technical-departments-3/drought-and-desertification-amelioration/ (cited 3-12-2013).• World Ecology Report (Spring 2009) , SPECIAL FOCUS: Desertification: its effects on people and land http://worldinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/library/wer/english/2009_Spring_Vol_XXI_no_1.pdf