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Based on the issue behind the action
Based on the issue behind the action
* Resources depletion risk (Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. Natural resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non-renewable resources)
* [[Resources depletion]]
** Types of depletion
*** Aquifer depletion (Aquifier is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials like gravel, sand, or silt.)
*** Deforestation
*** Mining for fossil fuels and minerals
*** Pollution or contamination of resources
*** Slash-and-burn agricultural practices
*** Soil erosion
*** excessive or unnecessary use of resources.
** Focus areas to reduce risk
** Focus areas to reduce risk
*** Materials efficiency
*** Materials efficiency

Revision as of 05:58, 9 October 2022

Doing good for the planet has many angles, each focussing on specific, sometimes overlapping elements.

This a (non-structured) list of the various topics related to "Good for the Planet"

Based on the issue behind the action

  • Resources depletion
    • Focus areas to reduce risk
      • Materials efficiency
      • Energy efficiency
      • Water efficiency
  • Environmental risk (risk to biodiversity and living conditions)
    • Pollution
    • Climate change
    • Radiation
    • Noise
    • Land use patterns

Another angle=

If we want to survive as Human species we need a healthy, sustainable biosystem. We are not Ecological overshoot occurs when human demand exceeds the regenerative capacity of a natural ecosystem. Global overshoot occurs when humanity demands more than what the biosphere can renew. In other words, humanity's Ecological Footprint exceeds what the planet can regenerate.

  • Deforestation
  • Loss


Related

  • Resource Conservation
  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Private households and consumption
  • Environment and economy

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/data/environmental-indicators