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‘Silent demise’ of vast rangelands threatens - EurekAlert
<p>Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change and biodiversity loss poses a severe threat to humanity’s food supply and the wellbeing or survival of billions of people, the UN warns in a stark report today.</p> <p>Authors of the <strong>Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists</strong>, launched May 21 in Mongolia by<strong> </strong>the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), say up to 50% of rangelands are degraded.</p>
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