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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… of a host of goods and services integral to ecosystems and human well-being. The maintenance or enhancement of global … is to be met’.2 As a basic terrestrial foundation of human development, soil sustains societies around the world … appropriate legal frameworks, the issues of human rights, population dynamics, poverty, human health, food …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… of biological diversity and the maintenance of human life”. Less than a year later, the UNEP Montevideo III … as well as the major part of its foundation. Without soil, human and many other forms of life on earth could not exist. … directly express, create or invoke circumstances of “use rights” or “user rights”. 24 Goals and objectives: Includes a …
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Global Land Outlook

… 40 4 Convergence of Evidence 52 5 Land Resources and Human Security 78 PART TWO: THE OUTLOOK 104 6 Scenarios of … management, and planning for sustainable development and human security. Finally, this Outlook could not have been … grab large tracts of arable land, usually with water rights and access to transport infrastructure, as a hedge …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… to Improve National Soil Legislation 41 4.1 Natural Rights for Soil 41 4.2 The Public Trust Doctrine 42 4.3 The … the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. Also taken into account are the objectives of the … in the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life”. The dilemma for soil is that, on the one hand, …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… 35 3.5.2 Human causes of LD … The causes include both natural ecological factors and human-induced activities, where among the latter are … sector involvement, including land tenure; land-use rights; gender rights and market access; compensation measures for grassland …
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Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems

… of universal values, as the inalienable right of every human being to live with dignity and in a good state of …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… effects), which have continually posed major risks to human health, the environment and overall sustainable … health and environmental consequences of increasing human dependence on organic chemicals. The chemical burdens, … because the markets for these resources and the property rights associated with them, are poorly defined. …
01 Jun 2026 Document