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Natural habitats can provide Ecosystem services to humans, which are "any positive benefit that wildlife or ecosystems provide to people." [10] The natural environment is a source for a wide range of resources that can be exploited for economic profit, for example timber is harvested from forests and clean water is obtained from natural streams.
To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace ...
Environmental stewardship (or planetary stewardship) refers to the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through active participation in conservation efforts and sustainable practices by individuals, small groups, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and other collective networks.
But an undeniable shared quality among all people is that we are all housed by Planet Earth. No matter where you're from, what walk of life has shaped you or what you do for a living, you inhabit ...
After reading Michael Mann’s latest book, “Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis” (2023), we now have another major source of information ...
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.
We will soon have heated earth to 1.5C warmer than pre-industrial temperatures and are on track to heat 2.5-3C warmer by 2100, higher than it has been in millions of years. Summer arctic ice is ...
The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability is "dedicated to the development of a rich, robust and vibrant world within which we can secure a sustainable future." EICES is headquartered at The Earth Institute, Columbia University. This location facilitates multidisciplinary work within the university and with external collaborators.