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Welcome to the Anthropocene

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Welcome to the Anthropocene

Welcome to the Anthropocene

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There is rising scientific evidence that humanity has now entered a new era that is defined as the Anthropocene, in which humanity is shaping the entire biosphere in a…
Sustainable Food and Land Use

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Sustainable Food and Land Use

Sustainable Food and Land Use

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This chapters opens with a discussion of the CO2 emissions due to agriculture. Professor Sachs goes on to discuss how agriculture and food production impact SDGs, such…
The Quadruple Squeeze

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The Quadruple Squeeze

The Quadruple Squeeze

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The planetary squeeze, or the driving forces that explain why we’ve ended up with rising environmental risks, originate from four different areas: population…
Challenges for Food Loss and Food Waste and…

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Challenges for Food Loss and Food Waste and…

Challenges for Food Loss and Food Waste and Opportunities for Reduction

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Every night, 795 million people go to bed hungry although we produce sufficient food to provide an average 2700 kilocalories every day per person. Four billion metric…
How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

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How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

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Sustainable Development means precisely the interconnection of economic, social, and environmental objectives. Therefore, it is important to try to achieve all of the…
Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial…

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Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial…

Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Terrestrial ecosystems are important for social and economic reasons through both their products – such as timber, fruits, etc. – and their services –…
Ecosystem Degradation

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Ecosystem Degradation

Ecosystem Degradation

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The Amazon has seen a fair amount of environmental degradation and humans have been degrading the environment since the use of fire. Thomas Lovejoy argues that we need…
Social-Ecological Systems

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Social-Ecological Systems

Social-Ecological Systems

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Professor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being…
Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

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Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

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A planetary boundary process is an environmental process that is part of the Earth's regulatory system, helping it to remain in our current desired state of the…
Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

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This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban…
What is Biodiversity?

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What is Biodiversity?

What is Biodiversity?

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This lecture examines the chain reaction of threat that economic development past the planetary boundaries has had on biodiversity. This video is not available under…
Biodiversity Under Threat

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Biodiversity Under Threat

Biodiversity Under Threat

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Biodiversity is an integral part of ecosystems functioning, and this chapter explores why a threat to biodiversity is a threat to ecosystems as a whole, and why…
Aerosol Loading

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Aerosol Loading

Aerosol Loading

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This chapter explains the concern about atmospheric aerosols, which are liquid droplets or particles that are suspended in the atmosphere. They absorb and reflect light,…
The Great Acceleration

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The Great Acceleration

The Great Acceleration

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We are now a big world on a small planet. The Great Acceleration starts with the expansion of human exploitation of the world, seen in urbanization, land-use…
Introduction to SDG 15

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Introduction to SDG 15

Introduction to SDG 15

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This chapter provides an overview of the nine targets associated with SDG 15, which relates to terrestrial ecosystems or Life on Land. The targets focus on: preserving…
Coastal Hazards

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Coastal Hazards

Coastal Hazards

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Coastal systems are exposed to natural hazards such as tropical storms, as well as slower process such as coastal erosion. Sea level rise exacerbates the effects of…

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