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croplands — n. land for planting crops … English contemporary dictionary
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge — Infobox Protected area name = Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge iucn category = IV caption = Map of the United States base width = locator x = 167 locator y = 143 location = Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana nearest city = Marksville, Louisiana… … Wikipedia
deforestation — See deforest. * * * Process of clearing forests. Rates of deforestation are particularly high in the tropics, where the poor quality of the soil has led to the practice of routine clear cutting to make new soil available for agricultural use.… … Universalium
conservation — conservational, adj. /kon seuhr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other… … Universalium
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex — Infobox protected area | name = Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex iucn category = IV caption = locator x = 17 locator y = 51 location = Oregon and California, USA nearest city = Klamath Falls, OR lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 56 lat … Wikipedia
Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge — IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) … Wikipedia
Conservation Reserve Program — The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a cost share and rental payment program under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Technical assistance for CRP is provided by the … Wikipedia
Agriculture in Chad — OverviewIn 1986 approximately 83% of the active population were farmers or herders. This sector of the economy accounted for almost half of GDP. With the exception of cotton, some small scale sugar production, and a portion of the peanut crop,… … Wikipedia
2007–2008 world food price crisis — The years 2007–2008 saw dramatic rises in world food prices, creating a global crisis and causing political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. Systemic causes for the world wide increases in food… … Wikipedia
Issues relating to biofuels — There are a number of issues relating to biofuels.Biofuels are proposed as having such benefits as: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of fossil fuel use, increased national energy security, increased rural development and a… … Wikipedia
