BBC News, October 25, 2007
- There is "visible and unequivocal" evidence of the impacts of climate change
- Many farming systems have reached their limits of production
- Warmer temperatures and ocean acidification threaten food supplies
1.8 billion people face water shortages by 2025 - Three-quarters of marine fisheries exploited to or beyond their limits
- Exposure to pollutants causes 20% of disease in developing nations
- Pollution being "exported" to developing world
- About 60% of "ecosystem services" are degraded
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