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  2. Ecological literacy - Wikipedia

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    Ecological literacy (also referred to as ecoliteracy) is the ability to understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible. To be ecoliterate means understanding the principles of organization of ecological communities (i.e. ecosystems) and using those principles for creating sustainable human communities.

  3. Sustainability - Wikipedia

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    Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. [2] [1] Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social. [1] Many definitions emphasize the environmental dimension.

  4. Sustainable energy - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, global energy intensity was 5.6 megajoules (1.6 kWh) per US dollar of GDP. [42] United Nations goals call for energy intensity to decrease by 2.6% each year between 2010 and 2030. [43] In recent years this target has not been met. For instance, between 2017 and 2018, energy intensity decreased by only 1.1%. [43]

  5. Environmental history - Wikipedia

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    In 1967, Roderick Nash published Wilderness and the American Mind, a work that has become a classic text of early environmental history.In an address to the Organization of American Historians in 1969 (published in 1970) Nash used the expression "environmental history", [4] although 1972 is generally taken as the date when the term was first coined. [5]

  6. Sustainable development - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable development overlaps with the idea of sustainability which is a normative concept. [5] UNESCO formulated a distinction between the two concepts as follows: "Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal (i.e. a more sustainable world), while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it." [6]

  7. Sustainable Development Goals - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the way the current SDGs are structured leads to a negative correlation between environmental sustainability and SDGs, with most indicators within even the sustainability-focused goals focusing on social or economic outcomes. [168] They could unintentionally promote environmental destruction in the name of sustainable development.