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Pollinator collapse could lead to a rise in malnutrition
2015-02-09 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Saving the world's pollinators may be a public health issue, according to recent research from Harvard and the University of Vermont. Scientists have long believed that pollinators are important for human nutrition, but this is first time they have tested the hypothesis. What they found is disturbing: pollinator collapse could increase nutrient deficiency across local populations by a up to 56 percent in four developing counties, with Vitamin A the most vulnerable to pollinator decline. "Populations...
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