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Environmental sustainability

This dimension is about maintaining the qualities that are valued in the natural environment on a long-term basis. To what extent does the practice sustain the environment and conserve agricultural diversity? To what extent are the production techniques environmentally sound? To what extent does the practice have a positive result on the maintenance of biodiversity and the totality of the eco-system? To what extent does the practice promote the natural functioning of the eco-system? Good integrated management aims to maintain enough diversity to allow interesting eco-systemic properties to emerge. – A high score on this dimension means that the practice scores high on maintaining the natural eco-system and promoting the natural functioning of the eco-system.