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| Early Warning System (EWS) | A system to monitor, identify and predict climate-related hazards and communicate warnings to… |
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| Earth System Boundaries (ESBs) | Limits to operate within to maintain and enhance a stable and resilient Earth system. These… |
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| Earth-regulating systems | Earth-regulating systems are interconnected biophysical systems on which life on Earth depends… |
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| Ecological overshoot | When human demand on natural resources exceeds regeneration ability. |
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| Ecosystem services | The health and wellbeing benefits humans get from nature, including provisions (e.g. water, food… |
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| El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) | ENSO is a climate phenomenon involving periodic changes in sea surface temperature in the… |
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| Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) | A tool to assess the direct and indirect impacts of a plan, policy, project or product on the… |
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| Environmental management | Management of human activities which impact on the environment. |
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| Environmental toxins | Substances and organisms that negatively impact human health and/or environmental health. |
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| Eutrophication | A process where excess nutrients (typically nitrates and phosphates) build up in rivers, lakes,… |
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| Extreme weather | A severe weather event that is unexpected and unusual for a particular time and place. Extreme… |
The glossary is provisional until improved & approved by the planetary health community – you can support review or suggest a new term