Antiochus III Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Actually, I recently attended a speech about this. The land of north africa used to be very fertile, with forests, and over the years, especially when controlled by Rome, deforestation occurred, and the farmland was destsroyed by poor techniques. North Africa was a completely different ecosystem back then, and now just the coast is a little bit fertile. However, the Sahara was not once a great forest (maybe 250000 years ago, but not in the last few thousand years), but the massive extinction of cedars in regions of morocco occurred throughout history, especially during the colonial period/age of discovery. Antiochus III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.