Dangers of aging water infrastructure

Ferdowsi, Ahmad, Zolghadr-Asli, Babak and AghaKouchak, Amir, (2024). Dangers of aging water infrastructure. Science, 386(6718), 158-158

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    Author Ferdowsi, Ahmad
    Zolghadr-Asli, Babak
    AghaKouchak, Amir
    Title Dangers of aging water infrastructure
    Appearing in Science
    Volume 386
    Issue No. 6718
    Publication Date 2024-10-11
    Place of Publication Washington D.C.
    Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Start page 158
    End page 158
    Language eng
    Abstract The conservation of rhinos has generally been a success story: Southern white rhinos have increased from a few dozen 100 years ago to more than 20,000 in 2011 (1). Initially, population increases were hailed as an outcome of the international trade ban on rhino horn, established in 1977 and enforced by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)(2); however, increased poaching has led numbers to fall again in recent years. This longstanding policy, in which countries without rhinos impose bans on rhino-holding states, has not worked (3). Legalizing the rhino horn trade would improve conservation success. Rhino numbers had already increased before the ban was established, particularly in areas where private rhino guardianship was allowed, such as in South Africa (4). Roughly half of the world’s white rhino population is privately managed today, providing …
    Copyright Holder Science
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI DOI: 10.1126/science.adr1054
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