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Desertification

UN Report Says Humanity Has Altered 70 Percent of the Earth’s Land, Putting the Planet on a ‘Crisis Footing’

Agriculture is the biggest degrader of land, the authors say. Transforming farming practices could restore billions of acres by 2050 for less than is spent on developed-world farm subsidies.

By Georgina Gustin

Seagulls flock over the recently tilled ground as a farmer prepares his field in Ruthsburg Maryland, on April 25, 2022. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Dalai Lake

China's Great Disappearing Lake

by Huo Weiya, Chinadialogue

Tibetan Nomads Struggle as Grasslands Disappear from the Roof of the World

By Guest Writer

Don't Sleep on Soil: Huge Carbon Sink is Leaking

By Max Ajl

Desertification Threatens Food Security and Climate

By Max Ajl

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