Lens culinaris are thought to have originated in the Middle East. The lentil is one of the oldest and hardiest foods. There is no legume more resistant to arid lands than the lentil. (FAO. 2016. Pulses: nutritious seeds for a sustainable future. Rome https://doi.org/10.4060/i5528e)
Land take entails the conversion of land to artificial surfaces, which impairs the valuable ecological functions of lands. (European Environment Agency, 2024. Land take. https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/net-land-take-in-cities)
Island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. (Wikidata. 2026. Great Britain (Q23666). https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23666)
