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One to whom a trust has been given.
attitude of active care and concern for natural lands.
moral and ethical framework of our public/private actions |
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Property whereby a process can be continued indefinitely without depleting the energy or material resources on which it depends
practical goal toward which our interactions with the natural world should be working |
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| branch of science concerned with environmental issues |
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results of scientific work based on peer-reviewed research.
basis for our understanding of how the world works and how human systems intereact with it |
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information presented as valid science but unsupported by peer-reviewed research
often, politically motivated and biased results are selected to promote a particular point of view |
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| concept for measuring the demand placed on earth's resources by individuals from different parts of the world, involving calculations of the natural area required to satisfy human needs |
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"Not In My Backyard"
common attitude regarding undesirable facilities such as incinerators, nuclear facilities, and hazardous waste treatment plants whereby people do everything possible to prevent such facilities from being located near their residences |
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| fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations |
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| discriminating against minorities who can not defend themselves against issues by dumping bad eco stuff into their communities |
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| sum of goods and services provided by natural and managed ecosystems, provided free of charge and essential to human life and well-being |
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| products such as wood and food that are extracted from natural ecosystems to satisfy human needs |
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ecosystem functions that are essential to human life and economic well-being, such as waste breakdown, climate regulation, erosion control, etc.
there can be further categorized as regulating, supporting, and provisioning services |
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international agreement among the developed nations to curb greenhouse gas emissions
forced in december, 1997
GEORGE BUSH WILL NOT SIGN IT. |
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"United Conference On Environment and Development"
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
topic = sustainable development
outcome = blueprint intended to guide development sustainably in 21st century = book "Agenda 21" |
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"World Summit on Sustainable Development"
Johannesburg, 2002
talked about problems with UNCED |
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| diversity of living things found in the natural world, refers to the different species, also includes ecosystems and the genetic diversity within a given species |
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| how many species are in an ecogystem |
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| water is too rich in nutrients that support too much algae growth, leads to little dissolved oxygen |
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| chemical compounds that contain carbon |
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