The astronomical mechanism of [28] begins from the coincidence between the period and phase of the fossil biodiversity cycle found by [1] and the known motion of the Solar System perpendicular to the plane of the Galactic disk.
One causal clue is an observed strong correlation between the 62 My biodiversity cycle and 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio [15], commonly used as a proxy for the erosion rate of continental crust, and was suggested in the context of uplift, particularly that episodes of volcanic activity were associated with lower biodiversity.
An initiative of Navdanya's that provides welcome opportunity to suffering farmers is the provision of free seeds to those willing to undertake organic farming practices; the incentive being seeds can be returned for interest or passed onto new farmers willing to join this organic movement as well as creating biodiversity production cycles.
Consequently, the adoption of soil management practices that reduce soil disturbance and increase the input and stabilization of organic matter can contribute not only to store carbon (C) for climate regulation, but also to enhance other ecosystem services derived from soil, such as soil stability, primary production, water-holding capacity, biodiversity, nutrient cycles, and soil fertility.
Organic agriculture involve plants which are cultivated without using synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers and promotes biodiversity, biological cycles and improve the product quality.
"Forests, fish stocks, biodiversity, hydrological cycles become owned, in effect, by the very interests – corporations, landlords, banks – whose excessive power is most threatening to them," Monbiot wrote in 2013.
Conservation agriculture uses holistic production management systems that promote and enhance agro-ecosystem health, including aboveground and belowground biodiversity, biological cycles, and biological activity.
19 Organic agriculture is a production system that relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, aiming at sustaining the health of soils, ecosystems and people.
According to the definition of the Codex Alimentarius, "organic agriculture is a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity.
According to the proposed Codex definition, "organic agriculture is a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity.
Climate change; land use; ecosystem goods and services; biogeochemistry; isotopes; carbon cycle; biodiversity; ecosystem process; conservation; democracy.
