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Land degradation on the rise, according to FAO
Land degradation is intensifying in many parts of the world, according to a study using data taken over a 20-year period, FAO announced this week. Defined as a long-term decline in ecosystem function and productivity, land degradation is increasing in severity and extent in many parts of the world, with more than 20 percent of all cultivated areas, 30 percent of forests and 10 percent of grasslands undergoing degradation.
An estimated 1.5 billion people, or a quarter of the world’s population, depend directly on land that is being degraded.
The consequences of land degradation include ... |
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Determining the good status of groundwater in the EU
Groundwater standards in Member States are to be established by the end of 2008, according to the European Union`s new Groundwater Directive. Recent research has developed a new method to determine the chemical status of groundwater which is applicable across the EU. This procedure has been assessed by testing the quality of the groundwater of the Upper Rhine Valley in Germany, Switzerland and France.
The quality of groundwater (water in the ground, as opposed to surface water in rivers and lakes) is affected by natural and man-made influences. Some contaminants are directly attributable ... |
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