Genetic engineering of plants (crops) Pros|Cons| Less tillage needed‚ especially with crops containing herbicide tolerance transgenes‚ therefore conserves fertility through minimizing soil damage through compression. |GE agriculture claims low tillage weed control: this can be achieved by ending the practice of monoculture and instead introducing proper crop rotations designed specifically to combat the weeds of the particular locality. Monoculture creates a weed paradise. | All countries face
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of ecology--the study of interactions between organisms and their environment--much wider than what fits under the field’s habitual statistical mask. Ecofeminism and ecopsychology are mentioned‚ for example‚ as are terms from organic gardening and permaculture. Because the life sciences messily overlap (that’s life)‚ terms from botany‚ biology‚ geology‚ chemistry‚ meteorology‚ and agriculture are included as well. Although designed for technical correctness and clarity‚ this glossary follows the practice
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local and individual lifestyles and ethical consumerism. Ways of living more sustainably can take many forms from reorganizing living conditions (e.g.‚ Eco villages‚ eco-municipalities and sustainable cities)‚ reappraising economic sectors (permaculture‚ green building‚ sustainable agriculture)‚ or work practices (sustainable
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Sustainable Food Production and Consumption Agenda for Action Current methods of food production and consumption are imposing a severe burden on the environment and the constituent natural resources. New production and processing methods driven by biotechnology (genetically modified organisms (GMOs)‚ hormones and other growth promoters) affect food safety. Are alternative more sustainable patterns of food production and consumption feasible? The paper examines some consumer initiatives in Asia
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Yussuf Kabiru Abayomi University Of Ilorin‚ Department of Biochemistry (300Level) 02/10/2012 sustainable living Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual ’s or society ’s use of the earth ’s natural resources and his/her own resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their “carbon footprint” by altering methods of transportation‚ energy consumption and diet. Proponents of sustainable living aim to conduct their lives in ways that are
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Holism Not to be confused with -holism. 2 Science Holism (from Greek ὅλος holos “all‚ whole‚ entire”) is the idea that natural systems (physical‚ biological‚ chemical‚ social‚ economic‚ mental‚ linguistic‚ etc.) and their properties should be viewed as wholes‚ not as collections of parts. This often includes the view that systems function as wholes and that their functioning cannot be fully understood solely in terms of their component parts.[1][2] Main article: Holism in science Social scientist
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vegetables; they are associated with a low incidence of ailments and low environmental impact. At the local level there are various movements working towards more sustainable use of wastelands‚ peripheral urban land and domestic gardens. This includes permaculture[102]‚ urban horticulture‚ local food‚ slow food‚ and organic gardening. {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} [edit] Economic pillar Main articles: Ecological economics‚ Natural resource economics‚ Natural capital‚ Energy economics‚ and Environmental
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INTRODUCTION The Philippines is indeed a country that was blessed with a very rich biodiversity. It is one of the 17 countries in the world that are the richest in biodiversity. More than 52‚177 species have been identified‚ half of them are found nowhere else in the world. But‚ according to the biodiversity conservation priorities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ ‘the Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that is both a mega-diversity country and a biodiversity
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