occidentale will tolerate alkaline soil in this country, as the alkalinity is due to the calcium content, whereas in the US the alkalinity is due to the magnesium and iron content of the mafic soils. [...] plants need the association of the mycorrhiza Hymenoscyphus ericae to prosper at all. If the strains of this in the west coast of the USA and in Europe are compatible with R. [...] The Background to the Nagoya Protocol The roots of the Nagoya Protocol can be traced back to the late 1980s, when work began on creating a treaty dealing with three main concepts: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the sharing of benefits arising from such use. [...] The meaning of genetic resources is set out in the CBD as “genetic material of actual or potential value,”2 with genetic material defined as “any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity.” Emphasis is also placed on the sharing of the results of research and development and the benefits arising from the utilisation of the genetic resources. [...] In the case of the UK the situation is complicated by the fact that the EU, as well as the UK, is a party to the Protocol.
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