DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 18 (IPS) - Pr. Daouda Ngom, Minister of Environment and Ecological Transition for SenegalIn my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up with our landscapes and crucial to nationwide food security, economic growth, and ecological balance.

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Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.

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