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Out of sight, out of mind: The vulnerable world beneath our feet

HumanNature

For example, bacteria & fungi play particularly important roles in recycling dead plant tissue into the basic nutrients (e.g., Deforestation and intensive agriculture are driving erosion and mass desertification (degradation of land into desert-like systems), which puts pressure on soils and limits biological activity 3,4.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Waste management concerns the governance of many aspects of waste from their transport and storage, proper procedure on disposal and treatment where necessary, everything from the recyclable packaging of our household waste right up to nuclear waste as a byproduct of energy production.