COP17 Delegates Race to Finalize Global Soil Protection Deal as UN Warns of Widespread Degradation

International negotiators at the COP17 climate summit in Mongolia are pushing to secure a binding agreement to combat desertification and drought, following a stark UN report warning that nearly half of the world’s soils are rapidly deteriorating.

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Cop17 races for desertification deal as report warns half world’s soils under threat

Delegates at the Cop17 summit on desertification in Mongolia are seeking to seal a deal to combat drought on Friday, the last day of the event – as a United Nations report warns the world's soils are rapidly deteriorating, while tried and tested solutions are not being implemented.

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COP17 Delegates Race to Finalize Global Soil Protection Deal as UN Warns of Widespread Degradation

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