The world's population has continued to grow at 1.5 per cent a year and growth in emerging economies is leading to the loss of agricultural land due to water shortages and urbanisation.

世界人口现在以每年1.5%的速度增长，新兴经济体的增长带来缺水和城市化，导致耕地的减少。

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The animals inhabiting the land and water are threatened by warming temperatures and loss of sea ice.

栖息在这块土地和水域的动物正在遭受着全球变暖和海洋中冰块数量减少的威胁。

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The problems of arable land degradation, such as soil and water loss, soil erosion by wind and soil water disequilibrium, attract attention of all walks of life.

水土流失、风蚀以及低洼地水分不平衡引起的土地退化等问题已得到社会各界的广泛关注。

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But first, across the US, land managers are trying to find ways to slow down the loss of open space and water sources, many of them threatened by rampant development.

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Impacts from changes in land use, water diversions, and infrastructure development continue to drive the degradation and loss of wetlands.

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