Desertification and overgrazing are threatening the Nogai steppe in the Russia’s Republic of Daghestan. The way of life for the ethnic Nogai people is at risk as shifting sand dunes swallow up pastures, farmland, and even homes.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-daghestan-nogai-steppe-desertification-sand-pasture/30978473.html

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