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Re-greening Uzbekistan's desertified Aral Sea region

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Video. Re-greening Uzbekistan's desertified Aral Sea region

Updated: 04/09/2023 - 16:00 GMT+2

In partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Uzbekistan

the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Uzbekistan

In this episode of Focus, we look at a project to reverse the desertification of the region where the fourth largest lake in the world used to lie.

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