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Have Your Lake and Deplete it Too
U.N. urges decisive action to save Africa's lakes |
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02 Nov 2005 |
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| Have Your Lake and Deplete it Too U.N. urges decisive action to save Africa's lakes Africa's 650-plus lakes are degrading at an astonishing rate, says the U.N., and protecting them is crucial to restoring the continent's health and boosting its prosperity. The U.N. Environment Program's new "Africa's Lakes: An Atlas of Environmental Change" compares recent and past satellite images of the water bodies, reveal ... |
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| Topics: Africa, lakes, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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