Nigeria’s 650,000sq km rangelands threatened by degradation, desertification — Minister

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Nigeria’s 650,000 sq km rangelands are increasingly threatened by land degradation and desertification, driven by factors like agricultural expansion, overgrazing, and livestock activities. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, warned that these factors jeopardize the sustainability of the rangelands.

Nigeria’s 650,000-square-kilometre rangelands are facing increasing degradation, driven by desertification, agricultural and livestock expansion and overgrazing, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has said. The post Nigeria’s 650,000sq km rangelands threatened by degradation, desertification — Minister appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.