ESS chap7.1
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natural resourcea material or component that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by humans
biotic resourcea natural resource derived from living things
abiotic resourcea natural resource derived from non-living things
renewable resourcea resource that can be replenished naturally within a human timescale
non-renewable resourcea resource that exists in finite amounts and cannot be replenished on a human timescale
natural capitalthe stock of natural assets that provide goods and services to humans
natural incomethe yield or benefit obtained from natural capital
sustainable useusing a resource at a rate that does not exceed its natural regeneration
ecosystem servicea benefit that humans receive from functioning ecosystems
provisioning servicean ecosystem service that provides goods such as food, water, timber or fuel
regulating servicean ecosystem service that controls natural processes such as climate, floods or disease
cultural servicean ecosystem service that provides spiritual, recreational or educational benefits
supporting servicean ecosystem service that supports other services, such as nutrient cycling or soil formation
water purificationthe process by which ecosystems remove pollutants and improve water quality
pollinationthe transfer of pollen that allows plants to reproduce
carbon sequestrationthe capture and storage of carbon dioxide by natural systems
natural capital modela framework that treats natural resources as assets that provide natural income
economic valuethe monetary value of a resource or ecosystem service
ecological valuethe importance of a resource for ecosystem health and function
cultural valuethe importance of a resource to culture, identity, recreation or tradition
aesthetic valuethe value of natural beauty or visual enjoyment
intrinsic valuethe value of nature independent of human use
resource securitythe ability to ensure enough natural resources are available to meet current and future demand
resource insecuritya lack of reliable access to important natural resources
maximum sustainable yieldthe largest yield that can be taken repeatedly without reducing long-term productivity
overexploitationusing a resource faster than it can regenerate
overconsumptionusing more resources than is sustainable or necessary
equitable accessfair distribution of resources among different groups of people
resource managementthe planning and control of resource use to maintain availability and reduce harm
environmental impact assessmenta study of the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project before it begins
EIAenvironmental impact assessment
scopingidentifying the possible impacts and boundaries of an environmental impact assessment
baseline studycollecting data on current environmental conditions before a project begins
impact evaluationpredicting and assessing the possible impacts of a project
mitigationreducing or preventing negative environmental impacts
monitoringongoing measurement and assessment during or after a project
public participationinvolving local people and stakeholders in decision-making
stakeholdera person or group with an interest or influence in an issue
SDGSustainable Development Goal
sustainable consumptionusing goods and services in a way that reduces resource use and environmental harm
circular economyan economic model that keeps resources in use through reuse, repair, remanufacturing and recycling
linear economyan economic model based on take, make, use and dispose
globalizationthe increasing interconnection of economies, cultures and resource flows across the world
resource conflictconflict caused by competition over scarce or valuable natural resources