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… In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly produced by farmers, the … many countries – making up about 35 percent of the global land area – will experience novel climates they have not been … security under the growing pressures of climate change. Agricultural crop varieties and the particular traits they …

… of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one billion people are … to conserve the existing crop diversity, and to allow agricultural researchers, breeders and farmers access to it. … over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as agricultural inputs …

… and facilitation of safe international trade. Increas- ing agricultural production and exports is recognized as a … the protection of plants (both cultivated and wild, on land or in aquatic environments), the ap- plication of … occurrence. However, it is now widely accepted by the agricultural industry that pest control needs to target a …

… crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the … the world have been the custodians and innovators of agricultural biodiversity. Through careful selection of their … Goals 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, …

… relatives of cultivated plants in crop improvement and agricultural development cannot be overemphasized. There are … was ignored for many years because of its many negative agricultural characteristics. But in the 1980s it was … production constitutes 85 per cent of the agricultural land used, with several different varieties grown. The local …

… security, and underscores the need to maintain traditional agricultural practices, so as to ensure continuity in the … issue of generic human rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health … must involve the maintenance and promotion of traditional agricultural systems and the continued conservation of plant …

… of wild flora, and their habitats and ecosystems, and of agricultural biodiversity. Strategic (1) Extent of support … and sparsely populated countries, countries with intensive agricultural or forestry interests etc. The choice of experts … technologies and rural development. The trend of increased land utilization by emerging nations will further impact on …

… looking at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly addressed by the United … of chemicals by 2020. Its global approach covers all agricultural and industrial chemicals throughout their life … of ozone-depleting substances has avoided reductions in agricultural and fishery yields. During the period 1987 to …

… DEADLY ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS … where communities are being encroached on by ranches and agricultural plantations or gangs of illegal loggers. The … way to thousands of illegal logging camps2 whilst the agricultural frontier is pushing further into previously …

… will discuss how the whole array of actors involved in land-use and pollution management has to be involved in … with accuracy. The prime cause of diffuse pollution is agricultural use of pesticides/herbicides and fertilizers, … phosphorus fertilizers and to prescribe the use of best agricultural and environmental practices. The whole array of …