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Welcome to the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…

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Social-Ecological Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…

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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…

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How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

From SDG Academy on 6 August, 2019

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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…

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Valuing Ecosystem Services

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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Ecosystem services can be divided among those that are provisioning; those that produce market goods that are consumed by human beings; those that regulate the provision…

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Development of the Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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How can the world of policy and science respond to the latest advancements in science? In the Anthropocene, we can no longer avoid catastrophic tipping points; we need a…

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Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial…

Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial Ecosystems

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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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 –…

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Introduction to SDG 15

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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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…

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Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…

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Introducing the Planetary Boundaries Framework

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter explores the origins of the planetary boundaries, which comes from the recognition that we’ve entered the Anthropocene and that the exponential…

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The Role and Risks of Technology in the…

The Role and Risks of Technology in the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter is about technology in the Anthropocene. Professor Galaz begins with an example of the Titi money from the Amazon, which is used to promote conservation…

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Energy: A Promising Pathway

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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To develop within a safe operating space, there must be a global transition to a renewable energy system, as growing economies are projected to have growing energy use…

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Tipping Points

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Nature doesn’t respond in incremental and linear ways, but has several distinctly different states that are separated by thresholds, or tipping points. Feedback…

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Social Foundations for Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the social foundations for the planetary boundaries. This goes back to the Brundtland Report of 1987, which defined sustainability as a…

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Human Dimension of Ecosystem Protection and…

Human Dimension of Ecosystem Protection and Management, Part I

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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The human dimension of terrestrial ecosystems is often neglected or poorly addressed. Virgilio Viana argues that the best long-term solution for good stewardship of…

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Biodiversity Loss

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Biodiversity is an important planetary boundary because, without the living species, we would not have biomass, carbon sequestration, rainfall, or the regulation of the…

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