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Over $8 billion invested in watersheds in 2011
2013-01-28 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Unlike cars, hamburgers, and computers, clean drinking water is a requirement for human survival. In a bid to safeguard this essential resource, more and more nations are moving toward protecting ecosystems, such as forests, wetlands, and streams. In fact, according to a new report by Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace, nations spent $8.17 billion in 2011 to secure freshwater by conserving watersheds. "80 percent of the world is now facing significant threats to water security. We are witnessing...
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CU-Led Study Shows Pine Beetle Outbreak Buffers Watersheds From Nitrate Pollution
2013-01-16 01:44:45| pollutiononline News Articles
A research team involving several scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West: Such events do not harm water quality in adjacent streams as scientists had previously believed.
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Weekend of Service: Calling all hands for healthy watersheds
2013-01-15 18:27:08| PortlandOnline
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