ARCHIVED CONTENT: In December 2020, the CZO program was succeeded by the Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)
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IMLCZO Director Praveen Kumar Featured in International Innovation
14 May 2015
News Source: International Innovation
Researchers in the University of Illinois’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are studying vulnerability across the Earth’s surface.
Changes to land use in recent years have been drastic, and have had wide-ranging effects on the environment. As the ‘skin’ of the Earth, the Critical Zone has been particularly heavily affected by human activity. This zone comprises the planet’s land surface, soil, vegetation and bodies of water, and is home to complex interactions between rock, soil, water, air and living organisms. It provides services critical for life on Earth, regulating the environment and providing water, food, fibre and nutrients.
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