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Desertification in China

A farmer gather sheep on her farm on the Xilamuren grasslands that dominate the north of the Inner Mongolian capital, Hohhot. The grasslands have increasingly come under threat in recent years as drought, climate change and desertification increase and degrade these once fertile lands. Overgrazing is also contributing the deterioration of this unique ecosystem.

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A farmer gather sheep on her farm on the Xilamuren grasslands that dominate the north of the Inner Mongolian capital, Hohhot. The grasslands have increasingly come under threat in recent years as drought, climate change and desertification increase and degrade these once fertile lands. Overgrazing is also contributing the deterioration of this unique ecosystem.