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The private business sector must be included in addressing global challenges to natural resource use and management as well as human health. In the context of global soil security, this chapter proposes that social licensing is an opportunity for business to capture a market of consumers that are interested in using their purchasing power to encourage sustainable resource management.
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Morgan, C.L.S., Morgan, G.D., Bagnall, D. (2017). Social Licensing to Secure Soil. In: Field, D.J., Morgan, C.L.S., McBratney, A.B. (eds) Global Soil Security. Progress in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43394-3_22
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