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<title><![CDATA[Global warming will hurt migratory birds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[84 percent of migratory birds have the potential to be affected by climate change warned the United Nations Monday.  Lowered water tables, changes in food supplies and prey range, rising sea levels, and increased storm frequency are the greatest threats to birds, said officials with the African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Agreement (AEWA) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), two United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-led Treaties for the conservation of wildlife.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Looming desertification could spawn millions of environmental refugees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Africa may be able to feed just 25% of its population by 2025 if soil degradation on the continent continues at its current pace, according to a water expert presenting at an upcoming United Nations University (UNU) conference on desertification in Algiers, Algeria. Karl Harmsen, Director of UNU's Ghana-based Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, says that should soil conditions continue to decline in Africa, nearly 75% of the continent could come to rely on some sort of food aid by 2025.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disappearing drylands spell trouble says UN]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to the United Nations, the continuing degradation of the world'apos;apos;s dryland ecosystems is threatening biodiversity and worsening poverty around the globe. In an effort to bring attention to the dire condition of these important lands, which cover almost half the planet'apos;apos;s land surface, the world organization has proclaimed 2006 the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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