Biocapacity
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Biocapacity is the capacity of an area to provide resources and absorb wastes. When the area's ecological footprint
exceeds its biocapacity, unsustainability
occurs.
Ecological footprint
The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet's ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to...
exceeds its biocapacity, unsustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
occurs.