biocapacity
1biocapacity — /baɪoʊkəˈpæsəti/ (say buyohkuh pasuhtee) noun the capacity of an area of land to produce renewable resources and to absorb waste in a sustainable way. {bio + capacity} …
2Global hectare — A global hectare is a measurement defining an area of global average productivity. It is becoming more frequently used in geographic, environmental, and sociological circles, as it relates both to ecological footprint, and global development. The …
3Ecological footprint — The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth s ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet s ecological capacity to regenerate.[1] It represents the amount of …
4Ecological deficit — is the level of resource consumption and waste discharge by a population in excess of locally sustainable natural production and assimilative capacity. In spatial terms, the ecological deficit is the difference between that population s effective …
5Renewable energy in Scotland — The production of renewable energy in Scotland is an issue that has come to the fore in technical, economic, and political terms during the opening years of the 21st century. [See for example: Scottish Executive (2005) Choosing Our Future:… …
6Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
7global hectare — /gloʊbəl ˈhɛktɛə/ (say glohbuhl hektair) noun a unit of measurement of biocapacity, derived by dividing the world s total biocapacity by the number of hectares on the earth s surface; used in determining an ecological footprint …
8Conservation biology — Biological conservation redirects here. For the journal, see Biological Conservation (journal). For the scientific journal, see Conservation Biology (journal). Efforts are being taken to preserve the natural characteristics of Hopetoun Falls,… …
9Millennium Ecosystem Assessment — The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in 2005, is an international synthesis by over 1000 of the world s leading biological scientists that analyses the state of the Earth’s ecosystems and provides summaries and guidelines for decision… …
10Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… …
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