Glossary E
Deutsch: Wirtschaftliche Barrieren / Español: Barreras económicas / Português: Barreiras econômicas / Français: Obstacles économiques / Italiano: Barriere economiche
Economic barriers in the environmental context refer to financial challenges or obstacles that hinder efforts to implement environmental policies, adopt sustainable practices, or invest in eco-friendly technologies. These barriers can affect governments, businesses, and individuals, making it difficult to achieve environmental goals such as reducing carbon emissions, conserving biodiversity, or transitioning to renewable energy. Economic barriers often arise due to high costs, lack of funding, market structures, or short-term profit motivations that conflict with long-term environmental sustainability.
German: Wirtschaft
Economy is a System of production, distribution, and consumption of goods. The economy in Europe is one of the largest in the world
Deutsch: Ökoregion / Español: Ecorregión / Português: Ecossistema / Français: Écorégion / Italiano: Ecoregione /
An ecoregion is a relatively homogeneous geographic area "perceived by simultaneously analyzing a combination of causal and integrative factors including land surface form, soils, land uses, and potential natural vegetation.
Deutsch: Ökosystem / Español: Ecosistema / Português: Ecossistema / Français: Écosystème / Italiano: Ecosistema /
An ecosystem is an interconnected and symbiotic grouping of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms.
Deutsch: Störung des Ökosystems / Español: perturbación del ecosistema / Português: perturbação do ecossistema / Français: perturbation de l'écosystème / Italiano: distruzione dell'ecosistema
Ecosystem disruption in the environmental context refers to significant changes to an ecosystem that adversely affect its structure, function, and the services it provides. These disruptions can be caused by natural events such as volcanic eruptions, wildfires, and hurricanes, or by human activities such as deforestation, pollution, urban development, and the introduction of invasive species.
Deutsch: Rückkopplung des Ökosystems / Español: retroalimentación del ecosistema / Português: retroalimentação do ecossistema / Français: rétroaction de l'écosystème / Italiano: retroazione dell'ecosistema
Ecosystem feedback in the environmental context refers to the responses within an ecosystem that either amplify or dampen the effects of environmental changes. These feedback mechanisms are critical for understanding how ecosystems adapt to various internal and external pressures, including climate change, pollution, and land-use changes.