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- 2. Human knowledge and abilities.
- 4. The study of economics as a component of ecological systems.
- 8. See "exotic species."
- 13. An approach to stabilizing greenhouse gases by removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
- 15. Species that live in their historical range, typically where they have lived for thousands or millions of years.
- 20. A species living outside its historical range. (Also known as "alien species.")
- 23. The study of how humans allocate scarce resources in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- 25. (U.S.) According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN), species that have a high risk of extinction in the future; according to U.S. legislation, any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
- 26. A species that is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
- 27. A worldview that focuses on human welfare and well-being.
- 28. (EPA) The U.S. organization that oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research, assessment, and education.
- 29. A worldview that places equal value on all living organisms and the ecosystems in which they live.
- 30. The careful and responsible management and care for Earth and its resources.
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- 1. The warming of the oceans, land masses, and atmosphere of Earth.
- 3. Value independent of any benefit to humans.
- 4. A subfield of economics that examines the costs and benefits of various policies and regulations that seek to regulate or limit air and water pollution and other causes of environmental degradation.
- 5. A species that spreads rapidly across large areas and causes harm.
- 6. A worldview that holds that humans are just one of many species on Earth, all of which have equal intrinsic value.
- 7. A tax placed on environmentally harmful activities or emissions in an attempt to internalize some of the externalities that may be involved in the life cycle of those activities or products.
- 9. When the economic system does not account for all costs.
- 10. A pledge by 195 countries to keep global warming less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. (Also known as the "Paris Climate Accord.")
- 11. A worldview that encompasses how one thinks the world works; how one views one's role in the world; and what one believes to be proper environmental behavior.
- 12. A U.S. act that prohibits interstate shipping of all illegally harvested plants and animals.
- 14. reserve Protected area consisting of zones that vary in the amount of permissible human impact.
- 16. (IUCN) According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN), species that have a high risk of extinction in the future; according to U.S. legislation, any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
- 17. All goods and infrastructure that humans produce.
- 18. An international agreement that sets a goal for global emissions of greenhouse gases from all industrialized countries to be reduced by 5.2 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012.
- 19. A global institution dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries.
- 21. A global institution that provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth, especially in the poorest countries.
- 22. A global institution dedicated to promoting dialogue among countries with the goal of maintaining world peace.
- 24. A 1973 treaty formed to control the international trade of threatened plants and animals.