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Article: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: DROUGHTS TURN CROPLAND TO DESERT
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- May 11, 2007
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Jean Louis Gondamoyen
Inter Press Service English News Wire
05-11-2007
BANGUI, Central African Republic, May 10, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- Vast
tracts of land in the Central African Republic are undergoing a
process of degradation that could turn them to desert, leading the
country's government to name environmental changes as a pressing
national concern.
"At present, almost half of the Central African surface area is
threatened with desertification," said Antoine Kmba, a teacher and
researcher at the University of Bangui who also works as an
environmental consultant in the nation's capital.
Known for its population of lowland gorillas and other
environmental riches, the Central African Republic could ...