Study Links Prosopis Spread in Ethiopia to $602 Million in Ecosystem-Service Losses
Prosopis, a plant brought to Ethiopia to help, spread by about 31,127 hectares a year in the Afar region, according to researchers cited in a Hindustan Times report.
The researchers estimated that the resulting land changes cost $602 million in ecosystem services over 31 years.
Source: Hindustan Times · Hindustan Times
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