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The World Is Quietly Losing the Land It Needs to Feed Itself

Land degradation is a growing problem for not just climate change but food and water security. Why isn’t it getting more attention?

A drought-affected corn field in the Argentinian of Serodino in November 2023. 

Photographer: Sebastian Lopez Brach/Bloomberg
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The greatest threats to our existence today are caused by human activity rather than nature acting alone, according to a recent United Nations report.