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See the $36 billion Great Green Wall in Africa that's an attempt to hold back desertification
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSince 2007, a variety of projects have started as part of the Great Green Wall, including growing...
This Moroccan startup is growing crops in the desert
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoClimate change means desertification is a growing problem, with 250 million people directly impacted by the degradation of formerly fertile land. The...
Worsening sand, dust storms driving global land loss, says UN
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe world is losing almost 1 million square kilometres (386,000 square miles) of productive land a...
Estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those...
Experts warn of dangerous factor that could cause food shortages across the world: ‘The straw that...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNearly a quarter of people worldwide lived under drought conditions in the past two years, according...
Leaders meet in Madrid to mark world day to fight drought
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPoliticians and experts are meeting in Madrid on Friday to discuss ways to tackle drought and the...
Researchers find microplastics polluting archaeological sites: 'Microplastic contamination could...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoResearchers have discovered microplastics in the soil at two archaeological sites in England,...
'We are treating nature like a toilet,' U.N. secretary-general says as biodiversity conference kicks...
Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres opened the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in...
Arid Deserts Are Devouring Earth's Rangelands, Threatening Billions
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCovering over half of Earth's land surface, rangelands sustain billions of people. These ecosystems – from deserts and grasslands to shrublands and tundra – produce a bounty of meat, dairy, ...
Why It's So Hard to Put a Price on Carbon
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoExhaust gases rise from the chimney of Uniper's Schkopau lignite power plant on Dec. 17, 2019 near Halle, Germany. The German federal government and...