🌿 #Nitrogen is essential for plant growth

But, excessive nitrogen from agriculture & industry can pollute freshwater bodies, causing:

🚱algal blooms
🔴oxygen depletion
🪹 biodiversity loss

Protecting our #waterresources requires balancing nitrogen use 🌍

Via @UNESCOWWAP https://t.co/xKtlUUjhP9

UN Biodiversity

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RT @FAOLivestock: Don’t miss the launch of the @FAO report on sustainable nitrogen management.

Secure your seat

👉 https://t.co/wad3XhUF8V

🗓️ 20 January, 12:30 PM (CET)

📢 Be part of the conversation on balancing #nitrogen use for a better planet. 🌍 https://t.co/VK28I7DnUN

FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

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“Humans are today loading more reactive #nitrogen into the biosphere than the natural cycle [is],” - PIK Director @jrockstrom spoke to the @guardian about how human activity is fuelling algal blooms around the world. https://t.co/JruJIkOazT

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK

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