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Global Land Outlook

… at the same time, is based on monocultures, genetically modified crops, and the intensive use of fertilizers and … it to indigenous peoples and local communities.8 People living in the developed world expect land ownership to be … the laboratory. One specific type of GMO is a transgenic organism which has been altered by the addition of genetic …
22 Jun 2026 Literature

Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… Melbourne; Gobat, J.M, M. Aragno and W. Matthey, 2003, The Living Soil, Fundamentals of Soil Science and Soil Biology, … soil. 3. The elements as they appear here may have to be modified to clearly convey an actual domestic circumstance in … classified and distinguished from other areas. Soil is an organism, has species characteristics (groups of soil with …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… means “a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit”. The 5th … to apply the six-step assessment procedure,26 which was modified to accommodate the principles of IEM in the …
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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… the 21st century.9 6 As advocated in DEZA and GTZ, 2000, Living with the Soil: Soil – A Foundation for Sustainable … Natural Functions of Soil • Soil is the basis of life and living space for humans, animals, plants and micro-organisms. … It is further stated that the soil is a living organism where “the soil system goes into decline and its …
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