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Resources at Risk

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Despite growing awareness and increasing investments in environmental protection, pressures on the world’s natural resources and ecosystems continue to increase rapidly. The impacts of human activities reach into every corner of the natural world. For instance, between one third and one half of the Earth’s land surface has been substantially transformed by agriculture, urbanization, and [...]

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Deforestation

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Deforestation is an important issue to be taken care of. Trees are being cut down for industrialization for the last 150 years, which has contributed almost 30% of CO2 build up in atmosphere.  About 80% trees of whole world have been cleared or degraded. It has significant effects on loss of genes, species, and critical [...]

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