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Agriculture & Environment: Desert science

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Bedouin

Indigenous people of the deserts in the Middle East, most of whom are nomadic pastoralists. The word 'Bedouin' comes from the Arabic Badawi, or 'desert dweller'.

Bush encroachment

A process, often caused by over-grazing, in which a mix of dryland vegetation, particularly grasses, is replaced by a single species of dense bush or shrub.

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