Hugh Lamprey (2 August 1928 - 10 February 1996) was a British ecologist and bush pilot.
He became famous for his UN report on desertification in the African Sahel region, where he stated that "the desert southern boundary has shifted south by an average of 90 to 100 kilometres in the last 17 years". This statement has been instrumental to the belief that desertification is a great threat to the world and especially Africa.
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