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parentItem | Exploding demand for cashmere wool is ruining Mongolia's grasslands _ Science _ AAAS.pdf |
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dateAdded | 2022-06-28T08:15:31Z |
annotationText | Essential to the identity and economy of Mongolia—more than half of the country's 3 million people live there—the grasslands are under increasing threat from overgrazing and climate change. Multiple studies over the past decade have shown that the once lush Mongolian steppe, an expanse twice the size of Texas that is one of the world's largest remaining grasslands, is slowly turning into a desert. An estimated 70% of all the grazing lands in the country are considered degraded to some degree |
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dateModified | 2022-06-28T08:16:04Z |
annotationAuthorName | Ananda Thrift |
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