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Study highlights the importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

Envirotec Magazine

The combination of high mountain snow peaks and glaciers along with the natural biodiversity of these regions make them an irreplaceable part of the global water cycle. According to the authors, the most relied-upon mountain system is the Indus water tower in Asia. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ?

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Study highlights the importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

Envirotec Magazine

The combination of high mountain snow peaks and glaciers along with the natural biodiversity of these regions make them an irreplaceable part of the global water cycle. According to the authors, the most relied-upon mountain system is the Indus water tower in Asia. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ?

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Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops

Grist

Still, the Amazon covers a land area roughly twice the size of India , and is among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, with over 3 million species of flora and fauna. But deforestation has slowly eaten away at its edges, and drought and fire have limited rainforests’ ability to withstand extreme temperatures.

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WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr

Business Green

Water shortages and a decline in pollinators will affect agricultural production levels, trade, and food prices across Eastern and Western Africa, central Asia and parts of South America, the study predicts. The study also estimates economic costs arising from the loss of specific ecosystem services.

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Amazon increases global renewables portfolio holdings, expands into Brazil, India, and Poland

Business Green

The company announced its latest green investments at New York Climate Week, confirming plans for its first project in South America in the form of a solar farm in Brazil, as well as its first solar farms in India and Poland. "We In the Asia-Pacific region, the company now has a total of 57 renewable energy projects.

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Palm oil buyers pledge to fund social and enviornmental projects in 'priority' sourcing regions

Business Green

The rapid expansion of the palm oil industry to meet demand for food, cosmetics, cleaning products, and biofuel is a major driver of deforestation and degradation of tropical forests in Asia and Central and South America.

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Soy scandals: Green groups raise alarm over deforestation impact of corporates' soy supply chains

Business Green

Two separate reports from WWF and Greenpeace have similarly highlighted how soy remains a major driver of deforestation, especially in South America, despite the growing number of pledges from retailers and agri-businesses to develop sustainable soy supply chains.