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Becerril-Piña, R., Mastachi-Loza, C.A. (2020). Desertification: Causes and Countermeasures. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_81-1
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