Environmental migrant

Environmental migrant (Migrante ambiental) This is a general term that refers to people who move outside of their normal place of residence due to environmental deterioration. This might be a… Read More »Environmental migrant

Planetary boundaries (Límites planetarios) Planetary boundaries includes a series of measurable parameters and it ‘defines a safe operating space for humanity based on the intrinsic biophysical processes that regulate the stability… Read More »Planetary boundaries

Ecological justice (Justicia ecológica) The concept refers to the social demands of the environmental movement and the environmentalist organizations to recognize the ecological crisis, for humans to assume their responsibility,… Read More »Ecological justice

Climate justice (Justicia climática) The concept refers to the social demands of the climate movement and the young environmentalist organizations to recognize that the climate crisis generates and accentuates inequalities between territories… Read More »Climate justice

Water footprint (Huella hídrica) The water footprint measures the total volume of fresh water needed to produce the goods and services that a person, company, or country consumes. The importance… Read More »Water footprint

Ecological footprint (Huella ecológica) An ecological footprint is an indicator of the environmental impact that occurs when a certain population demands the common natural assets that it requires to produce what it… Read More »Ecological footprint

Carbon footprint (Huella de carbono) “The carbon footprint is a measure of the exclusive total amount of carbon dioxide emissions that is directly and indirectly caused by an activity or… Read More »Carbon footprint

Environmental footprint (Huella ambiental) The European Union thesaurus defines environmental footprint as the environmental impact of a product, service, or a company throughout its life cycle. This indicator demonstrates the… Read More »Environmental footprint

Greenwashing This is the publicity or marketing strategy used by some companies or organizations to create the appearance of respect towards the environment, while hiding some of their practices that actually… Read More »Greenwashing