We need to protect primates today in order to have forests tomorrow that can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and prevent the erosion of soil.

今天，我们需要保护灵长类，是为了明天的森林能够吸收大气中的二氧碳，防止土壤侵蚀。

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It is a indubitable fact that the deterioration of soil environment in loess plateau is caused by the long — standing destruction of vegetation and the serious erosion of soil and water.

由于长期的植被破坏和严重的水土流失黄土高原土壤环境的恶化是无容置疑的事实。

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Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.

植树造林减轻了土壤侵蚀。

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Plantings in the wetlands help hold down the soil against the forces of erosion, like wind and water.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

But it can also increase the risk of soil erosion by rain or wind.

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In terms of "ecosystem services" the provision of clean water, the absorption of carbon, the creation of soil, the prevention of erosion Hawaiian forests dominated by alien tree species can perform better than the pristine habitats they replace.

WSJ: Ecology and Change: Nature Has No 'Balance' for Us to Keep | Mind & Matter

Jam Nizamuddin Tomb is one of those structures that are located at the edge of the ridge, have developed cracks due to settlement caused by soil erosion and lack of protective embankment.

UNESCO: CULTURE

Those very herbicide-resistant plants, now grown on more than 220 million acres annually worldwide, have spurred the adoption of more environment-friendly herbicides and agricultural practices--changes that have markedly reduced soil erosion, the runoff of agricultural chemicals and carbon dioxide emissions, and increased yields.

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