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Of the Classes of Environmental Regulation, Grasslands Are Poorest of the Poor

Ria Singh Sawhney and Sugandha Yadav 29/09/2019

The Government of India has used the prompt to...

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Climate Change: People of Asia’s Mountains Face Severe Food Insecurity

Nivedita Khandekar 19/09/2019

In only five years since 2012, the rural mountain...

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Desertification Costs World Economy up to $15 Trillion: UN

James Reinl 10/09/2019

Land restoration should be seen as a way to...

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Global Conference to Combat Desertification Begins with India Playing Host

The Wire Staff 02/09/2019

The conference will deliberate on the actions that the...

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Africa Could Help Feed the World – But Only if Its Fertile Land Doesn’t Disappear

Younouss Youn 19/06/2017

Two-thirds of the African continent is desert or drylands...

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Africa’s Great Green Wall is Building Hope For the Hungry, Uniting People Across Borders

Rodrigo Pérez 10/08/2016

The Great Green Wall initiative started a decade ago....