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Biodiversity
The degree of variation of living organisms - animals, plants, their habitats and their genes - within a given terrestrial or marine ecosystem. This includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.
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tribal people
Biology; Biodiversity
Original settlers of a place or country which has been overtaken by people from another culture or ethnic background through conquest, settlement, or other means. Indigenous people live more in ...
municipal solid waste (MSW)
Environment; Biodiversity
Municipal solid waste (MSW), also called urban solid waste, is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of commercial wastes collected by ...
accidental release of organisms
Environment; Biodiversity
Genetically engineered organisms that are released in the environment by mistake; once released they may exhibit some previously unknown pathogenicity, might take over from some naturally occurring ...
captive breeding
Environment; Biodiversity
The propagation or preservation of animals outside their natural habitat (see ex-situ conservation), involving control by humans of the animals chosen to constitute a population and of mating choices ...
terminator technology
Environment; Biodiversity
Тhe genetic engineering of plants to produce sterile seeds. It is considered the most morally offensive application of agricultural biotechnology, because over 1.4 billion people depend on farm-saved ...
traitor technology
Environment; Biodiversity
Аlso known as genetic use restriction technology (GURT), refers to the use of an external chemical to switch on or off a plant's genetic traits.
bastardisation of fauna
Environment; Biodiversity
One of the possible consequences of the introduction of animal species in an area where they are not indigenous. Such translocation of species always involves an element of risk if not of serious ...
