December 12, 2011
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Dec 12, 2011
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The UN food agency warned on Monday that a quarter of the world’s landmass is “highly degraded,” making it difficult to meet the food needs of a booming population.
聯合國糧食與農業組織 (FAO)於週一提出警告，全球四分之一的土地正處於「高度劣化」狀態，造成糧食供應問題，難以滿足全球爆增的人口。
聯合國糧食與農業組織 (FAO)於週一提出警告，全球四分之一的土地正處於「高度劣化」狀態，造成糧食供應問題，難以滿足全球爆增的人口。
“Humankind can no longer treat these vital resources as if they were infinite,” said Jacques Diouf, head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) based in Rome.
該組織總部位於羅馬，其總幹事狄伍夫(Jacques. Diouf)表示，「人類已無法再任意揮霍這些實為有限的重要資源了」。
The time for business as usual is over,” Diouf told reporters, calling the FAO’s assessment of the planet’s resources, a first for the organization, a “wake-up call.”
此議題已非同日可語，該是認真面對的時候，」狄伍夫向記者如此說道。FAO將全球資源評估列為第一要務，狄伍夫稱之為「覺醒的呼喚」。
The survey found that 25 percent of the world’s land is “highly degraded” and 44 percent is “moderately degraded,” while only 10 percent was classified as “improving.”
FAO的調查報告指出全球土地有百分之二十五為「高度劣化」，百分之四十四為「中度劣化」，僅有百分之十列為「日益改善中」。
The categories in the report entitled The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture included classic soil and water degradation, as well as other aspects such as biodiversity loss.
這份報告題為「全球糧食生產與農業用土地暨水資源狀態」，內容除了傳統的土壤和水資源惡化評估外，其他如生態多樣性減損等問題亦包含其中。該組織總部位於羅馬，其總幹事狄伍夫(Jacques. Diouf)表示，「人類已無法再任意揮霍這些實為有限的重要資源了」。
The time for business as usual is over,” Diouf told reporters, calling the FAO’s assessment of the planet’s resources, a first for the organization, a “wake-up call.”
此議題已非同日可語，該是認真面對的時候，」狄伍夫向記者如此說道。FAO將全球資源評估列為第一要務，狄伍夫稱之為「覺醒的呼喚」。
The survey found that 25 percent of the world’s land is “highly degraded” and 44 percent is “moderately degraded,” while only 10 percent was classified as “improving.”
FAO的調查報告指出全球土地有百分之二十五為「高度劣化」，百分之四十四為「中度劣化」，僅有百分之十列為「日益改善中」。
The categories in the report entitled The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture included classic soil and water degradation, as well as other aspects such as biodiversity loss.
The report said land degradation was worst down the west coast of the Americas, across the Mediterranean region of southern Europe and north Africa, across the Sahel and the Horn of Africa and throughout Asia.
據報告指出，土地劣化問題以美洲西岸、橫跨南歐與北非的地中海地區、非洲薩赫爾區與非洲之角一帶以及亞洲各地最為嚴重。
About 40 percent of degraded lands are found in high poverty areas.
百分之四十左右的劣化土地位在赤貧地區。
The report called for more efficient water use by agriculture as well as innovative farming practices, such as conservation agriculture, agro-forestry and integrated crop-livestock systems.
報告中呼籲人們應更有效利用農業用水並採用創新的農業方法，例如：保育性農業、農林間作和糧畜整合系統。
