... of aquifer reserves and its contamination due to organic and inorganic waste from livestock harms water resources and causes the decline of marine biodiversity . The water reserves are large beds of water found underground and now represent a valuable source of water for almost every human activity ( due to high pollution, decrease or disappearance of lakes, rivers , etc.). Livestock represents a serious problem ... marine life because they need oxygen trapped in the water for their existence. As a result, increasingly scarce water resources and marine biodiversity are severely threatene...

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... is beneficial as many other insects and animals are usually harmed with the use of non species-specific insecticides. Having pest resistant crops also reduces the amount of air pollution that results from the application of pesticides, especially by planes (Crop dusting), with this method insecticide can be blown to non target areas, another benefit here is that ... it decreases fuel consumption and airplane gas emissions. Pollution of waterways and soil may also be reduced. The Introduction of genetically engineered cotton to Australia, which contains a toxin from the bacteria Bacillus...

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... in some cases abandoned completely, in the short-term pursuit of export profits and competition. The productive capacity of these soils is dropping rapidly due to soil compaction, erosion, water logging, and fertility loss, together with growing resistance of pests to pesticides and the loss of biodiversity. The products produced from these more fertile lands flow overwhelmingly toward consumers ... social areas, loss of subsistence lands to agribusiness, and the loss of jobs paying real wages, as well as degradation to the environment because corporations take advantage of Mexico's lower...

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