Near Midnight for the Oasis

Poland's unique desert, Pustynia Błędowska, may be disappearing.

The "Polish Sahara", located in the south of the country, covered 80 sq kilometres at the turn of the 19 th century. Now it is only 32 sq kilometres. The main cause of this has been planting, started by local residents in the 1960s, to protect homesteads from sand.

It's hoped that the unique desert area can be saved with support of the European programme Nature 2000. Pustynia Błędowska is one of 50 natural sites listed in the programme this year.

Source: Polskie Radio