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Soils: The ‘neglected’ resource? - Opinion

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Amado Tolentino, in an opinion piece in the Manila Times, says that soils are an oft neglected aspect of disaster risk reduction (DRR) as they contribute to regulating the climate. "The current preoccupation of countries of the world with natural disaster risk reduction brought to fore the urgent need for healthy soils vis-à-vis climate protection," he writes.

Ambassador Amado Tolentino, Jr. participated in the formulation and progressive development of UNEPs Montevideo (Environmental Law) Programme as well as the Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development.

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