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Land Use Change
Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture. At the current rate of population growth, that percentage will continue to...
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Food Miles
Food miles is a term used to describe the distance food is transported on its journey from producer to final consumer. From pineapples...
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Eutrophication
Eutrophication is a term used to describe the process by which a body of water becomes overly rich in nutrients (typically phosphorus and...
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Food Deserts
“Food Deserts” are geographic areas where access to affordable, healthy food options (i.e. fresh fruits and vegetables) is restricted or...
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Rising Global Average Temperature
Global Temperature is a term used to describe the combined, average temperature from land and ocean stations across the entire planet at...
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Fossil Fuel Emissions
Did you know that just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of all global GHG emissions since 1988? While only 20 companies are...
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Urban Heat Island Effect
Simply put, an urban heat island is a metropolitan area that has a significantly higher temperature than the less developed, natural...
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Food Waste
If we were to look at all of the world’s farmland, 1/3 of it is used to grow food that is never eaten. In fact, more than a billion of...
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Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification is a term that refers to the ongoing decrease in the pH of our planet's oceans. Carbon dioxide in the air dissolves...
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Greenhouse Gases
A greenhouse gas (or GHG for short) is any gas in the atmosphere which absorbs and then re-emits heat. The main GHGs on Earth are: Carbon...
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Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity - the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species,...
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Exceeding Planetary Boundaries
Planetary Boundaries is a concept that outlines 9 categories with thresholds in which humanity must operate to continue to develop and...
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A Linear Economy
Our modern world is built upon a linear economic model. In which we extract raw materials from the environment, shape them into useful...
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