World’s watersheds lost 6 percent of their forests in 14 years

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By Morgan Erickson-DavisAug 31, 2016, 3:00 pm224 pts
The world's 230 watersheds have critical functions in providing water to ecosystems and human communities. But like any natural resource, they are susceptible to degradation from a wide variety of factors from damming and local pollution to climate change. A new analysis released this week takes a look at a…

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