Across
- 1. timber, fiber, food
- 3. an estimate of an ecosystem's production of natural resources.
- 5. Less economically developed country (such as Haiti)
- 9. Technological developments can solve environmental issues.
- 10. the yield obtained from natural resources
- 12. integrates social, spiritual and environmental dimensions into a holistic ideal, putting nature and ecology center of humanity.
- 14. A worldview that shapes how people perceive and evaluate environment issues.
- 15. is the addition of a substance or an agent to an environment through human activity , at a rate greater than that at which it can be rendered harmless by the environment, and which has an appreciable effect on the organisms in the environment.
- 17. is the day when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services is greater than the Earth's ability to regenerate those resources in a given year biocapacity of the earth is about 1.7 global hectares of productive land per person.
- 18. contaminants from numerous widely dispersed origins
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- 2. production; flood protection; protection from soil erosion
- 4. Humans must sustainably manage the global system using legislation, regulations, and taxes.
- 6. can occur when lakes, estuaries and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates), which results in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton.
- 7. the area of land and water required to sustainably provide
- 8. development that meets present needs without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs.
- 10. natural resources that can supply a natural income of goods or services
- 11. More economically developed country (such as the USA)
- 13. the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
- 16. Use and management of resources that allows full natural replacement and full recovery of affected ecosystems.