CABI is specifically interested in issues related to agricultural and other land-use practices. Air Coverage is limited to climate and pollution issues related to agricultural and forest production. See below on Environmental Issues . The major area of coverage concerns land use and management related to agricultural and forest production. See elsewhere for coverage of soil science and fertilizer technology , forest land management , crop production and animal production .
Coverage also includes the use of land for the purpose of leisure, recreation and tourism .
For engineering issues see also Agricultural Engineering . For details of management, production and protection issues please refer to the relevant subject coverage sections. Coverage also extends to the important issue of conservation of Natural Resources and Biodiversity. These include the conservation of ecosystems, notably forest and grasslands, as well as endangered or rare species, particularly when they are wild relatives of species of economic or domestic importance. Pollution Scientific, social and political aspects are covered for the causes, effects, control, prevention and bioremediation of pollution caused by agricultural practices.