{
  "id": 1430828,
  "title": "COP17 to Combat Desertification: Geographer Jean-Daniel Cesaro explains importance of focusing on pastoralism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/cop17-to-combat-desertification-geographer-jean-daniel-cesaro",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:01:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/08/17/cop17-to-combat-desertification-geographer-jean-daniel-cesaro-explains-importance-of-focusing-on-pastoralism_6756576_114.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With 40% of the world's land surface, including a quarter of arable land, now degraded, the COP17 to Combat Desertification opens on Monday, August 17, in Mongolia. In an interview with Le Monde, the researcher argues that France should expand its international exchanges to deepen its expertise.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}