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• Interconnections in the environment

  • Cod Fishery of North Atlantic

    • Economic and social mainstay

    • Predictions of collapse

    • Management strategies

• Earth not doomed to tragedy of the commons

  • Ecosystems can renew resources

  • Tragedy of the commons oversimplification

  • Examples of sustainably managed resources

    • Sustainable fisheries in Mexico

    • Forest stewardship in Nepal

  • Montreal Protocol

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• Definition of the environment

• Environmental science studies all aspects of the environment

• Sustainable actions and changing perspectives

• Managing resources through scientific studies

• Conflict for resources and policies to address conflicts

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• Sustainability and accommodating change

• Definition of sustainability

• Triple Bottom Line (TBL) - Planet, People, and Profit

• TBL dimensions: environmental, social, economic

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• Example of a company practicing TBL - DIRTT

• DIRTT's focus on the environment, employees, and profit

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• Definition of ecosystems

• Ecosystems as integrated systems

• Ecosystems at different scales

• Ecosystem services provided to humans

  • Provisioning services

  • Regulating services

  • Cultural services

  • Supporting services

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• More examples of cultural and supporting services

• Principles of ecosystem function

• Matter and energy flow in ecosystems

• Self-regulation and inevitability of ecosystem change

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• Understanding boundaries and maintaining balance

• Embracing change and avoiding interference

• Uncertainty, science, and systems thinking

• Sources of uncertainty and reducing it with science

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• Scientific thinking and reducing uncertainty

• Sustainable development goals

  • No Poverty

  • Zero Hunger

  • Good Health & Well-Being

  • Quality Education

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Goal 4: Quality Education

• Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education

• Promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 5: Gender Equality

• Achieve gender equality

• Empower all women and girls

Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

• Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

• Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth

• Build resilient infrastructure

• Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization

• Foster innovation

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

• Reduce inequality within and among countries

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

• Reduce inequality within and among countries

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities

• Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production

• Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Goal 13: Climate Action

• Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Goal 14: Life Below Water

• Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development

Goal 15: Life on Land

• Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems

• Sustainably manage forests

• Combat desertification

• Halt and reverse land degradation

• Halt biodiversity loss

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Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

• Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

• Provide access to justice for all

• Build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

• Strengthen the means of implementation

• Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable D