Enrique (. [enËrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese).enËrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
Desertification This is the process that sees productive land turned into non-productive desert. It usually affects dry areas on the edge of deserts, eg The Sahel, south of the Sahara Desert in Africa.
Scientists are beginning to say that desertification is a reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible. In other words, land is desertified when it can no longer support the same plant growth it had in the past, and the change is permanent on a human time scale. Many things can cause desertification. Drought, overgrazing, fire, and deforestation can thin out vegetation, leaving exposed soil.