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<p>Baorjigen Burentegusi, a sheep rancher, herds his flock into an enclosure at dusk. His family runs a ranch in East Ujimqin, Inner Mongolia, where grassland degradation results in frequent sandstorms. (Image: Yuan Ye / China Dialogue)</p>
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Salt storms sting herders on the Mongolian Plateau

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The Colombian industrial city organising itself to face climate change

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The country has been hailed as an ocean champion in recent years, but its turn towards seabed mining raises concerns for life in its waters

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