degraded
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Traditionally, logs made of coir - coconut husk - have been imported from South-East Asia to reduce erosion, hold back water and also re-wet degraded peatland.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The BTG Pactual TIG-Conservation International strategy seeks to conserve, restore and reforest about 660,000 acres of degraded land, an area more than twice the size of New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Rising sea levels and surging tides from increasingly powerful storms -- resulting in an increase in soil salinity -- have degraded agricultural lands, pushing people into tiger territory.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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