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[Stefan Kuhn]
MUCH of Earth’s landmass is drying out, damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report published today.
It was released at the UN summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on combating desertification — once-fertile lands turning into deserts because of hotter temperatures from human-caused climate change, lack of water and deforestation.
It found that more than three-quarters of the world's land experienced drier conditions from 1970 to 2020 than in the previous 30-year period.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
