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Understanding ENV issues basics (ENV 200)
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- 1major ENV issues1. climate change
2. desertification
3. ozone depletion
4. pollution
5. ocean (and rain) acidification
6. sea level rise
7. waste disposal
8. deforestation
9. biodiversity loss - 2why we have ENV issues1. we use too much
2. earth is too small to support our lifestyle - 3biocapacityestimate of (a) production of biological materials such as natural resources and (b) absorption and filtering ability (measure in hectares per person)
- 4ecological footprintquantity of nature it takes to support use of natural resources (measured in hectare per person)
- 5ecological reserve1. biocapacity > ecological footprint
2. more resources available than used - 6ecological deficit1. ecological footprint > biocapacity
2. more resources used than available - 7earth overshoot day1. day when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what earth can regenerate in the year
2. occurs earlier every year
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- ecological footprint, biocapacity, major issues, causes, earth overshoot day
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- Riley Kelly
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