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New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems¬--and the species that rely on them --at risk. "Populations of freshwater species have already declined by 84 percent on average since 1970, with degradation of rivers a leading cause of this decline. As a critical food source for hundreds of millions of p...

Share This The FINANCIAL -- New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability, finds that only 17% of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems – and the species that rely on them – at risk, WWF notes. “Populations of freshwater species have already declined by 84% on average since 1970, with degradation of rivers a leading cause of this decline. As a critical food sour...

Akron’s ‘killer fog’ showed how healing nature could contribute to pandemic fight: Jeff Opperman Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Two bicyclists stop at the Ohio Erie Canal Visitor Center Thursday, July 7, 2005 in Valley View, Ohio. Two hundred years ago, the canal zone was a vast construction area breeding malarial mosquitos and harboring cholera and other diseases, home to Akrons "killer fog." Yet its now a green zone drawing tourists and outdoor enthusiasts -- and a reminder...