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It highlights the essential services these areas provide, such as flood control, food security, and microclimate regulation, while warning that unplanned infrastructure leads to environmental degradation. 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This option is estimated to reduce over three million tonnes of Gg CO2-eq over the landfill's life and provides a revenue stream through the sale of renewable electricity to the grid.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000983#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For the San Juan Bautista landfill in the Amazonian region, landfill leachate treatment through evaporation powered by captured landfill gas was determined to be the best option. 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