AQA GCSE Geography 9 marker LIVING WORLD

Question: For your chosen environment, assess the importance of manaagement strategies used to reduce the risk of environmental damage
Chosen environment: Hot desert environment
Answer: There are a wide range of strategies to reduce the risk of desertification.
For example, planting trees helps us as they take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and reducing global warming. The roots also help to hold the soil together instead of it disintegrating. The falling of leaves from the trees in autumn develop a good depth of soil, improve soil quality. However, they may not be so importance as trees can increase trhe acidity of soil.
While trees are important, the use of appropriatee technology is also as well as they are cheap and people, especially in poorer areas, can be educated sufficiently on how to use it. Examples of this are efficient stoved and cookers that use solar power that reduce the ned for cutting down trees for fuelwood which would lead to soil erosion. Rainwater catchment systems also trap water to soak he soil. These are likely the most important strategy as even if they break people can still fix it, reducing the likelihood of them going back to deforestartion for fuelwood.
Another important strategy but not as important is as appropriate technology is using magic stones - they are placed on contour lines and stop water from naturally flow downhill, allowing it to soak into the baked soil - it also traps sediment which develops a sufficient depth of soil for cultivation.
In conclusion, appropriate technology is the most important strategy as it is the most suited to local people. Planting trees and grass is also important but increases soil acidity and magic stones are heavy and expensive to transport, meaning more manual labour is involved
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I would give it 7/9. It just lacks a little AO2 and AO3.

Could you show where exactly by any chance