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Lindsay Gordon

China's Fertilizer Fetish Making Soils More Acidic - Up to 100 Times Worse Than Acid Ra... - 0 views

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soils acidic agriculture fertilizer

shared by Lindsay Gordon on 13 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Lindsay Gordon on 13 Feb 10
     
    Excessive use of fertilizer is polluting China's soils, in addition to their water from agricultural run-off, a new report from Science reveals. The report details the acidification and rates of nitrogen specifically in the North China Plain and the Taihu Lake region in south China.
Lindsay Gordon

Biodiversity 'invisible' in current economic model - The Ecologist - 0 views

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shared by Lindsay Gordon on 12 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Lindsay Gordon on 12 Apr 10
     
    The steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries, species and coral reefs around the world is closely tied to the lack of value we put on nature, says three-year study.
Patrick Thornton

Want water? Save forests - 0 views

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climate change UN FAO deforestation CPF drought desertification salinization floods soil erosion forests

shared by Patrick Thornton on 28 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Patrick Thornton on 28 Mar 11
     
    "[Forests] reduce the effects of floods, prevent soil erosion, regulate the water table and assure a high-quality water supply for people, industry and agriculture," said the Forestry Department Assistant Director General, Eduardo Rojas-Briales, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "Forests are part of the natural infrastructure of any country and are essential to the water cycle."
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