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    • By NIRMALA GEORGE

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    Associated Press

    Tuesday, October 16, 2012

    “There is an urgent need to put wetlands and water-related ecosystem services at the heart of water management to meet the social, economic and environmental needs of a global population predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050,” said Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN’s Environment Program.

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