Encroaching Deserts

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KBOO
Air date: 
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 12:00am
Why is are food-producing lands drying up, and what can be done about it?

Bill Resnick talks with Burkhard Bilger about his New Yorker article "The Great Oasis": What can be done to halt the encroachment of deserts on land where people live and food is grown? They emphasize the effective grassroots movements that are most successful.

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