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Desertification damages formerly productive lands

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Desertification
A loss of more than 10% productivity from erosion, soil compaction, forest removal, overgrazing, salinization, climate change, depletion of water sources
A type of land degradation
Affects 1/3 of the planet’s land area
Most prone areas are arid and semiarid lands
Climate change could result in displacement of 50 million people in 10 years
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