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… 1, 2015 International Journal of Rural Law and Policy Soil governance DEVELOPING A GLOBAL SOIL REGIME Ben Boer Distinguished Prof RIEL, Wuhan … as the most impoverished people often occupy areas of poor quality soil.20 Soil law must play a much more effective role …

… by: IUCN Publications Services Unit Front cover photo: Soil degradation and reclamation at Kjolur, Iceland, Dr Andres Arnalds, Soil Conservation Institute, Iceland. Back cover photo: … of the fallow period in shifting cultivation, use of poor quality irrigation water, absence or inadequate maintenance …

… by: IUCN Environmental Law Centre Front cover photo: Soil degradation in China, Prof Wang Xi, Wuhan University, … Montevideo Programme III 5 5. Specific Requirements for Soil Law Reform 6 Section 2 7 II. BACKGROUND 9 1. Soil and … habitats and gene reserves, much larger in quantity and in quality than all the above-ground biomass. 2.1.2 Cultural …

… Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 … with the earth. We are losing far too quickly the water, soil, and biodiversity that support all life. At a time when … planet should be being harnessed, the availability of good quality land is declining. As the American author Mark Twain …

… ................ 64 4.4.3 Preventing and controlling soil erosion … 107 6.3.6 Establishing a water and soil conservation system … and techniques. 4. Protection of the country’s land quality and interests: Includes the stipulation of rights and … of land transition; and the conservation criteria for land quality for IEM. It contains rights and liabilities of …

… changes in periurban areas, not only in terms of space or soil use but also at social, economic, political and … access for all (in terms of availability, diversity, quality and fair prices) to food that is healthy, balanced … the right of every person to enjoy an environment with a quality of life and cultural transmission and creation; c. …

… provide the best protection for biological diversity, soil stability, most regulated and highest quality water, carbon sequestration, the many sacred and …