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Using plants

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Description

Using plants involves the deliberate cultivation, management, and application of plant species to address specific human and environmental needs. This strategy harnesses plants for purposes such as food production, medicine, pollution control, habitat restoration, and soil stabilization. By selecting and utilizing appropriate plant varieties, it provides practical solutions to problems like food insecurity, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, and health challenges, thereby supporting sustainable development and ecological balance.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

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Using ethnobotany
Excellent
Using plants as pesticides
Presentable
Monitoring accumulation of pollutants in plants and animals
Presentable
Making effective use of medicinal plants
Presentable
Growing nitrogen-fixing plants
Presentable
Relating to plants
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Growing crops
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Growing biomass
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Cultivating plants
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Facilitated by

Conserving plant genetic resources
Excellent
Promoting horticultural study
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UIA organization

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero Hunger

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral strategies
Subject
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J8309
DOCID
12083090
D7NID
195565
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/strategy/using-plants
Last update
Dec 3, 2024