A measure of the demand a person, population, or activity places on nature in order to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, usually expressed as acres or hectares of productive land and water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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ecosystem<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
A system of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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ecosystem services<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The essential benefits people obtain from ecosystem processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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emergence<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The spontaneous appearance of novel properties at the level of a system that cannot be predicted by knowledge of the system\u2019s parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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equilibrium<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The state of a system in which opposing influences are balanced and in which the system will remain unless disturbed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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feedback<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
A circular mechanism in which the result of an initial process triggers changes in a second process that in turn influence the initial process. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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monoculture<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The planting of a single crop over a large area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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natural capital<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Environmental resources and ecosystem services that make all economic activity possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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niche<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The role an organism plays in its ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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overshoot<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The amount by which resource consumption and waste production exceed nature\u2019s capacity to create new resources and absorb waste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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resilience<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The capacity of a system to accommodate change and still retain the same function and structure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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sustainability<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The state in which the needs of all members of the biosphere are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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sustainability science<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
An interdisciplinary field of study of the interactions between natural, social, and human systems and with how those interactions impact sustainable development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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sustainable development<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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system<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
An integrated whole made of interconnected parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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tipping point<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The critical transition at which accumulated small changes a cause a system to shift abruptly and irreversibly into a new state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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