File:Ramli agricultural system in Tunisia threatened by climate change (Copernicus).jpg

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This image, acquired on 20 October 2021, shows the coastal wetlands of Ghar El Melh in Tunisia. Ghar El Melh is home to the Ramli agricultural system.

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Afrikaans: 'n Gesig op die kusvleilande van Ghar El Melh in Tunisië danksy 'n Copernicus-satellietbeeld van 20 Oktober 2021. Ghar El Melh is die tuiste van die Ramli-landboustelsel. Hierdie stelsel is in die 17de eeu uitgevind en benut 'n delikate balans van vars- en soutwater om oeste te onderhou. Die Ramli-stelsel is ook deur die Voedsel- en Landbou-organisasie van die Verenigde Nasies as 'n Wêreldlandbou-erfenisgebied aangewys. Die gebied word egter ernstig deur klimaatsverandering bedreig. In onlangse jare het uiterste hittegolwe benewens 'n seevlakstyging van slegs enkele millimeter 'n aansienlike verlaging in oesopbrengste veroorsaak, sodat die hele stelsel die gevaar loop om te misluk. Data van Copernicus-satelliete fasiliteer monitering van die uitwerking van klimaatsverandering op ekotoon-gebiede (oorgang tussen ekostelsels) soos kusvleilande.
English: This image, acquired on 20 October 2021, shows the coastal wetlands of Ghar El Melh in Tunisia. Ghar El Melh is home to the Ramli agricultural system. This system, invented in the 17th century, uses a delicate balance of fresh water and salt water to sustain crops. The Ramli system has also been designated as a World Agricultural Heritage Site by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. However, the area is severely threatened by climate change. In recent years, extreme heat waves, as well as a sea level rise of only a few millimetres, have been enough to cause a significant reduction in the yields of harvests and put the entire system at risk of failing. Data from Copernicus satellites allow the effects of climate change to be monitored in ecotone (transition between ecosystems) areas, such as coastal wetlands.
Date Taken on 20 October 2021
Source Ramli agricultural system in Tunisia threatened by climate change
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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