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… jeopardize the health and productivity of land: higher carbon emissions and temperatures, changing rainfall … photograph provided a unique perspective on its shape, its blue color, and, perhaps most importantly, its finite size. A … of other images were collected, including the famous “blue marble” image of the planet taken from the last moon …

… in 2004 recorded an unprecedented surge in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. The value of 379 parts per … 30.2 km long and between 0.5 and 2.5 km wide. The blue contour lines drawn in the image show the recession of … of Beijing before the new economic reforms of 1979. The blue grey area (centre left) shows Beijing, including the …

… more when water in both surface and ground water bodies (‘blue’ water) and water in soil and plants/crops (‘green’ … the evolution from own use to shared use. In 2015, the Carbon Trust pointed to businesses simultaneously living in … more when water in both surface and ground water bodies (‘blue’ water) and water in soil and plants/crops (‘green’ …

… to sediment loading, chemical composition, total organic carbon content, and microbial quality.2 Climate variability … components of the water cycle are generally recognized. “Blue water” is all water that is controlled by physical … 24 See Falkenmark, M. and Rockstrom, J. (2006). “The New Blue and Green Water Paradigm: Breaking New Ground for Water …

… FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FIP Forest Investment Program GAS … from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, enhancement of carbon stock, sustainable management of forests, and … more generally. The sections highlighted in light blue indicate that that provision in the respective agreement …

… resources of the world showing major groundwater basins (blue), areas with complex hydrogeological structures (green) … can result in elevated nitrate, chloride, and organic carbon concentration and, in some cases, to faecal contamina- … load and pollution of the underlying aquifer. The blue line represents the water table and the dark grey …