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Ignoring the issues
of sustainable development has many possible consequences,
such as rising
sea levels,
extreme
droughts, erosion
and loss of forests, increases
in slum populations, species
extinctions
and collapsing
fisheries. There is also increasing evidence that
issues such as water scarcity play
a role in internal violence and regional conflict.
At the turn of the new millennium, the leaders of
191 nations agreed that together they have the resources
and the political will to eradicate the extreme poverty,
hunger and disease that kills millions of people each
year in the poorest parts of the world. In 2005, the
United Nations published a science-based
blueprint for how these goals — called the
Millennium Development Goals — can be accomplished.
Green
News
Bhutan has become the first state to ensure sustainability
in their constitution... more....
Did you know...
The use of land for agriculture and
the practices followed in cultivation greatly affect
the quality of groundwater. Intensive cultivation
of crops causes chemicals from fertilizers (e.g. nitrate)
and pesticides to seep into the groundwater, a process
commonly known as leaching. Routine applications of
fertilizers and pesticides for agriculture and indiscriminate
disposal of industrial and domestic wastes are increasingly
being recognized as significant sources of water pollution.
The high nitrate content in groundwater is mainly
from irrigation run-off from agricultural fields where
chemical fertilizers have been used indiscriminately.
Want to know more on water?
Visit: http://edugreen.teri.res.in/EXPLORE/facts/water.htm
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