As a result, the territory around some large towns in the Sahel, a wide belt of semiarid land on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has been stripped of trees for over 60 miles [100 km] in all directions.
Akibatnya, kawasan di sekitar beberapa kota besar di Sahel, sebuah dataran luas semikering di sisi selatan Gurun Sahara, telah dibabat hutannya sejauh 100 kilometer ke segala penjuru.