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Interview about Desertification in China

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Desertification is one of the most important environmental challenges facing the world today...

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Arid land in Gansu Province.

Fighting the war against sand - Outlook talks to the photojournalist who has travelled across the spreading deserts of China where more and more people are becoming environmental refugees - it's now estimated that almost one fifth of China's land area is now desert.

Gallagher's interview begins at 16:56.

Listen to the interview on BBC World.

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