Action for Sustainable Sugar

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1、WWFActionforSustainableSugarmakingitsweeterfornatureEnvironmentalImpactsofSugarWATERSCARCITYDEGRADEDSOILSTheworldisfacingagrowingwatercrisisEstimatesofsoillossesduetowindandagricultureisbyfarthebiggestwatererosionundersugarbeetrangefrom5-18usertaking70percentof

2、withdrawalsontonnesperhectareperyearintheUSA.Inaverage;moreinmanydrycountries.canegrowingareas,steepslopesareoftenSugarcaneisadeep-rooted,waterplanted,resultinginsoillossduetotheintensivecropwhichremainsinthesoilallintenserainfallthatmanytropicalareasyearroundu

3、singsome7,000-45,000litresreceive.Soillossesduringharvestarealsoofwaterperhectareofcropgrown.Eveninacauseforconcern;tenpercentoftheareaswheresugarcaneisfedbyrainfall,totalbeetharvestand3-5percentofthethecropaffectsriverflowbyinterceptingcaneharvestissoil(tare).

4、run-offfromthecatchmentanddrawingheavilyonundergroundwatersupplies.AIRPOLLUTIONMostsugarcanemillsburnbagasse(fibrousTheconstructionofdamsandirrigationwasteproducedduringmilling)asfuel.systemsinPakistanoverthelast60yearsWhilebagasseisarenewableenergyhascompromis

5、edtheexistenceofthesource,ifpollutioncontrolequipmentisnotendangeredBlindRiverDolphin,whichwasinstalledflyashintheatmospherecanfoundthroughouttheIndusanditsimpactonnearbycommunities.Burningoftributaries100yearsagobutnowexistsincanepriortoharvestalsocausesairjus

6、tsixtotallyisolatedsub-populations.pollution,increasessoilerosionandThedevelopmentofintensiveirrigationreducescanequalitybyreducingsucrosesystemshasalsoledtowaterwastage;incontentbyuptofivepercent.manycasesonly30-35percentofthewaterwithdrawnforfarmingreachesthe

7、cropandtherestislostfromirrigationchannelsandfields.Morethan145milliontonnesofWATERPOLLUTIONsugar(sucrose)isproducedperHighwateruseisgenerallyassociatedwithyearinabout120countries.Tosignificantrunoffofpollutedwater.Insomeassesstheeffectofsugarareas70percentoffe

8、rtilisersappliedareproductionontheenvironment,lostfromfarmland,underminingfarmers’CABIBioscience,inpartnershipprofitsandharmingecosystems.InbeetwithWWF,undertookareviewofstu