{
  "id": 536452,
  "title": "Nigeria’s 650,000sq km rangelands threatened by degradation, desertification — Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/nigerias-650-000sq-km-rangelands-threatened-by-degradation",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:45:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/901993-nigerias-650000sq-km-rangelands-threatened-by-degradation-desertification-minister.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 .",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}