Report: 38 per cent of land faces desertification

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Study claims previous estimates of desertification have failed to account for the growing impact from changing land use

Over a third of the world's land could be turned into desert, according to a new report published in the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment that warns increased rates of desertification could...

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