biocapacity
noun[S]
environmentspecializeduk/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/theabilityof aparticularareatosupporthumanlifeintermsof theamountoffood,fuel, etc. it canproduceand theamountofwasteit candealwith:
生态承载力Humanity nowrequiresthe biocapacity ofalmost1.5planetstosurvive, he said.他说，人类现在需要近1.5个地球的生态承载力才能生存下去。
- Worldwide, theaveragehumanfootprintis 2.28hectares(5.4acres), butEarthonly has a biocapacity of 1.9hectareperperson, he says.
- Withouroverallfootprintnowexceedingglobalbiocapacity by about 30%,reducingourcarbonfootprintisessential.
- The city'seco-footprintrepresents2.1timestheentirenation’sdomesticbiocapacity.
- Is itpossiblefor us to alllivewithinourfairper-capitashareofavailableglobalbiocapacity?
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient