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Freshwater creatures recovering despite sewage pollution, study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

Freshwater creatures recovering despite sewage pollution, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The implication is that given good legislation, resources and regulation, we can reverse biodiversity decline Professor Andrew Johnson, UKCEH …

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Once-dwindling freshwater lake on grassland regains vitality
3 years, 6 months ago

Once-dwindling freshwater lake on grassland regains vitality

China Daily  

Wetlands around Hulun Lake in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region saw improved biodiversity after a decade long ecological treatment. With a decade long ecological treatment, birds chirping, grass growing, water splashing, the wetlands around Hulun Lake in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region saw improved biodiversity. The lake's water storage decreased to about 4.5 billion cubic meters in 2010 …

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Human-driven biodiversity loss faster than mass extinction when dinosaurs were wiped out, study finds
3 years, 6 months ago

Human-driven biodiversity loss faster than mass extinction when dinosaurs were wiped out, study finds

The Independent  

The damage humans are doing to the world is now so great that in some ecosystems the biodiversity loss exceeds the rate of extinction at the time the dinosaurs died out, and the destruction could require millions of years to undo, scientists have said. “We rely on functioning freshwater environments to sustain human health, nutrition and fresh water supply.” The …

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World's freshwater fisheries are under threat of extinction, finds WWF report
3 years, 9 months ago

World's freshwater fisheries are under threat of extinction, finds WWF report

Firstpost  

Did you know: There are more freshwater species than saltwater species. The main cause for the destruction of its ecosystem are: Habitat destruction Hydropower dams on free-flowing rivers Over-abstraction of water for irrigation Domestic, agricultural and industrial pollution Overfishing Destructive fishing practices Introduction of invasive non-native species Climate change Unsustainable sand mining Wildlife crime Freshwater fish is an important source …

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World Wetlands Day 2021: Here is Why It's Important to Save Wetlands
3 years, 10 months ago

World Wetlands Day 2021: Here is Why It's Important to Save Wetlands

News 18  

February 2 each year is the World Wetlands Day, marking the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The Ramsar Convention’s definition for wetlands includes “areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of …

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