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Concerted and rapid action is urgently needed to curb resource depletion and ensure human activities do not destroy the very environment that supports economies and sustains life, warned a United Nations report released recently, which tracks the environmental changes the planet has gone through over the past 20 years.
The report, Keeping Track of our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio, compiles relevant statistical data on population, climate change, energy and food security among other key issues, to draw a picture of the current environmental landscape, spotlighting challenges ahead.