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NOVEMBER 2017 FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE - IUCN
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THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™
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www.iucn.orgal ambiente, la calidad del agua del curso receptor queda comprometida y la disponibilidad para utilizarla en otras acti-vidades es menor. Tanto los ecosistemas acuáticos y terrestres, 12 como otros usuarios del agua cuenca abajo, se ven afectados.
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Climate Change: Evidence & Causes 2020 - Royal Society
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