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    Climate Change: Long-Term Effects on the Himalayas

    26.10.2015

    Scientists are getting a better look at climate change by examining the Himalayas. Researchers have found that climatic changes, an increase in agricultural land use and population growth in the Himalaya Mountain basins could have negative impacts on water availability In this latest study,...

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    Snow leopards at risk as Himalayas face climate change 'crisis'

    23.10.2015

    More than a third of the snow leopard’s mountain habitat could become uninhabitable for the endangered big cat because of climate change, conservationists have warned. Warming temperatures could cause the tree line to shift up the mountains and cause farmers to plant crops and graze livestock...

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    Can you trust the ‘farmer’s voice’? It depends

    22.10.2015

    Claims about farmers’ opinions on contested agricultural technologies, such as genetically engineered (GE) seeds, are often leveraged to support the positions of those on a particular side of the debate. Similarly, the “farmer’s voice” is often used in marketing and advertising, with producers...

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