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NATURAL SYSTEM [2 records]

Record 1 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

Sustainability as conditioned by natural systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
CONT

Comprendre la viabilité écologique en fonction des systèmes naturels. (Rapport UNESCO à la conférence mondiale sur la science, Budapest, juin 1999).

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

Ecosystem where since the industrial revolution (say 1750) human impact (a) has been no greater than that of any other native species, and (b) has not affected the ecosystem's structure.

OBS

Human impact excludes changes of global extent, such as climate change due to global warming.

OBS

Term used by Parks Canada.

Key term(s)
  • unmanaged ecosystem
  • natural system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Écosystème où depuis la révolution industrielle (environ 1750), l'impact humain (a) n'a pas été plus important que celui des autres espèces indigènes, et (b) n'a pas affecté la structure de l'écosystème.

OBS

Le concept d'impact humain ne comprend pas les changements de portée mondiale, tel le changement climatique dû au réchauffement mondial.

OBS

Terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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