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Use "drylands" in a sentence
"Africa is extremely dry, in both percentage terms (43 percent of the land area is classified as drylands), and in total available moisture (5 000 m3 per capita per year)."
"Turning to another subject, the UNDP said soil degradation affected nearly two billion hectares and damaged the livelihoods of up to one billion people who lived on "drylands"."
"Significant fractions of coastal (9%) and mountain (33%) systems are classified as drylands, highlighting the need for integrated land and water management that gives due consideration to dryland perspectives (C26. 1.2.,"