Names
An American writer and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
Rachel Carson
This convention was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992. It had 3 goals: conservation of biodiversity; sustainable use of biodiversity; and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; Putting a value on nature’s “free” services
the belief that value is human-centred and that all other beings are means to human ends.
Anthropocentrism
Someone who possesses a greater sense of ecological-consciousness and changes private behaviors to promote the public good and engaging in collective action to push for responsible, systemic change.
Ecological Citizen
A term that was created to explain the development of science over the centuries, also refers to a "worldview"
Paradigm
Where is this quote from?
"In its normal state, a scientific community is an immensely efficient instrument for solving the problems or puzzles that its paradigms define—progress is the result of solving these problems."
Pajares on Thomas Kuhn, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
The standard model for categorizing ecosystem services into 4 categories: Provisioning Services, Regulating Services, Cultural Services, Supporting Services
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA)
“A collection of norms, beliefs, values, habits, and so on that form the world view most commonly held within a culture.”
Dominant Social Paradigm
Deliberately making purchasing decisions that they believe have a positive social, economic, and environmental impact.
Conscious Consumerism
a non-governmental organization in the field of environmentalism which operates both locally and internationally to deal with environmental issues that are happening in the contemporary world.
ENGO
an American proponent of sustainability and a critic of consumerism. She created The Story of Stuff, which describes the life cycle of material goods, and became the Executive Director of Greenpeace USA.
Annie Leonard
This handbook provides a brief history of the research quantifying the level of scientific agreement
on human-caused global warming; what the public thinks about the consensus, and the misinformation campaigns that have sought to confuse people; how we should respond to misinformation
and how best to communicate the consensus.
Cook, J., van der Linden, S., Maibach, E., & Lewandowsky, S. (2018). The Consensus Handbook.
The Climate Consensus Handbook, Cook et al.
Under this system, production and consumption are driven so that the system can survive, rather than to meet social needs and enhance environmental wellbeing
Capitalism
a form of misinformation often used to entice an aspiring green consumer. Companies promising to be sustainable, biodegradable, or environmentally conscious sometimes fail to meet the promises they make to consumers.
Greenwashing
any human activity or process that causes destruction, degradation, of biodiversity and natural processes, as opposed.
Anthropogenic Threat
an American writer, ecologist, and environmentalist best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949)
Aldo Leopold
This chapter explains the development of modern thought on the population question, more recent debates since the 1960s about the impact of overpopulation on environmental quality, and the controversial international policy consequences of neo-Malthusian ideas.
Overpopulation By Eric D. Carter
Ecocentrism
the outputs, conditions, or processes of natural systems that directly or indirectly benefit humans or enhance social welfare
Ecosystem Services
From this perspective, the bottom line for achieving ‘‘sustainability’’ is maintaining or restoring the health of the Earth’s ecosystems and landscapes.
Ecohealth
an American economist, environmentalist, writer and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development
Winona LaDuke
Descries an ecohealth approach to sustainability science provides a unique perspective on both the goals and the means to achieve sustainability
Sustainability science: an ecohealth perspective by
David J. Rapport
Refers to a wide range of modern financial and investment tools that corporations utilise in channelling financial investments into sustainability projects/sustainable energy
Green Capitalism
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, colour, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Environmental Justice
represents a host of strategies to transition whole communities to build thriving economies that provide dignified, productive and ecologically sustainable livelihoods; democratic governance and ecological resilience.
Just Transition