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Desertification crisis affecting 168 countries worldwide, study shows

2013-04-17 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RTCC: Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world, according to new research released by the UN Desertification Convention (UNCCD). The figure, based on submissions from countries to the UN, is a marked increase on the last analysis in the mid-1990s, which estimated 110 states were at risk. In an economic analysis published last week the Convention also warns land degradation is now costing US$490 billion per year and wiping out an area three times the size of Switzerland...

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