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2. Water conservation - Wikipedia

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   Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity .

3. Soil water (retention) - Wikipedia

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   Pores (the spaces that exist between soil particles) provide for the passage and/or retention of gasses and moisture within the soil profile.The soil's ability to retain water is strongly related to particle size; water molecules hold more tightly to the fine particles of a clay soil than to coarser particles of a sandy soil, so clays generally retain more water. [2]

4. Pond - Wikipedia

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   Researchers for the British charity Pond Conservation (now called Freshwater Habitats Trust) have defined a pond to be 'a man-made or natural waterbody that is between 1 m 2 (0.00010 hectares; 0.00025 acres) and 20,000 m 2 (2.0 hectares; 4.9 acres) in area, which holds water for four months of the year or more.'

5. Water positive - Wikipedia

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   Water positive is the concept of water conservation by a company, community, or individual that actively contributes to the sustainable management and restoration of water resources. This involves implementing practices and technologies that reduce water consumption , improve water quality , and enhance water availability .

6. Freshwater ecosystem - Wikipedia

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   There are three basic types of freshwater ecosystems: Lentic (slow moving water, including pools, ponds, and lakes), lotic (faster moving water, for example streams and rivers) and wetlands (areas where the soil is saturated or inundated for at least part of the time). Limnology (and its branch freshwater biology) is a study about freshwater ...

7. Fresh water - Wikipedia

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   Targets on fresh water conservation are included in SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation) and SDG 15 (Life on land). For example, Target 6.4 is formulated as "By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the ...