https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-02-14 14:31:50 UTC 2018-02-14 14:43:27 UTC hello@padlet.com alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231498243 2018-02-14 14:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231498243 alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231498889  Logging interests cut down rain forest trees for timber used in flooring, furniture, and other items.

]]> 2018-02-14 14:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231498889 alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499119 Subsistence farmers slash-and-burn rain forest for firewood and to make room for crops and grazing lands.

]]> 2018-02-14 14:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499119 alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499543 Mining operations clear forest to build roads and dig mines

]]> 2018-02-14 14:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499543 alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499635 2018-02-14 14:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499635 alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499888 Conversion of wetlands for commercial development, drainage schemes, extraction of minerals and peat, overfishing, tourism, siltation, pesticide discharges from intensive agriculture, toxic pollutants from industrial waste, and the construction of dams and dikes, often in an attempt at flood protection, are major threats to wetlands everywhere.

]]> 2018-02-14 14:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231499888 alexis_allen3 https://padlet.com/alexis_allen3/6ddlw20ruspa/wish/231500142 Pollution in wetlands is a growing concern, affecting drinking water sources  and biological diversity. Drainage and run-off from fertilized crops and pesticides used in industry introduce nitrogen and phosphorous nutrients and other toxins like mercury to water sources. These chemicals can affect the health and reproduction of species, posing a serious threat to biological diversity.

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