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 Stories About: Africa AND land degradation AND United Nations
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Rout of Africa
Environmental degradation fuels violence in Africa |
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06 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Rout of Africa Environmental degradation fuels violence in Africa Environmental problems like water shortages, deforestation, and overgrazing -- all exacerbated by global warming -- are tightly linked to violent conflict in parts of Africa, according to a new U.N. report. "The link could go in either or both directions," says the report, "conflict creates conditions promoting ecosystem degradation, ... |
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| Topics: Africa, land degradation, United Nations (all these topics) |
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