The atmosphere is a term used to describe the mixture of different gasses that surrounds Earth. These gases consist predominantly of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapour. Read more..

This program, a partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is designed to improve labour standards and competitive All parts (reservoirs) and fluxes of carbon dioxide. Read more..

The biosphere is the term used to describe all of Earth’s living organism, and organic matter not yet decomposed. Earth is the only planet, we know that have an existence of biosphere, we have yet to find other planet’s that host life. Read more..

Carbon cycle is all parts (reservoirs) and fluxes of carbon. The cycle is usually thought of as four main reservoirs of carbon interconnected by pathways of exchange. The reservoirs are the atmosphere, terrestrial biosphere (usually includes freshwater systems), oceans, and sediments (includes fossil fuels). Read more

Chaos is a term used in a mathematical theory describing systems that are very sensitive to the way they are originally set up; small discrepancies in the initial conditions will lead to completely different outcomes when the system has been in operation for a while. Read more..

Deforestation is large-scale cutting of trees from a forested area, leaving bare areas susceptible to erosion. Today large-scale commercial enterprises such as logging, soybean and industrial cattle farming most often is the cause of deforestation.. read more..

Fungi is a diverse group of plants that are not capable of photosynthesis but obtain carbon nutrition from the absorption of carbon compounds from the environment. The group includes organisms ranging from yeast to molds to mushrooms and organisms that have broad ability to degrade complex organic molecules in the environment.

The geosphere is a term used to describe Earth’s solid matter, mostly composed of rock and secondly regolith ( particles that cover solid Earth) the Surface of Geosphere is where the energy that comes from outside meets energy from the Earth system. Read more..

Global Commons The resource domain that lies outside of the political reach of any one state is usually referred to as the global commons. Historically has the Atmosphere; Antarctica; and, Outer Space been identified by international law and guided by the principles of the common heritage of humankind. Even many attempts by individuals and governments [...]

Global warming Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earth’s mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C. See greenhouse gas in the Eco Fashion Dictionary

Global Warming Potential (GWP) is an index, based upon radiate attributes of greenhouse gases, compared to that of carbon dioxide. The global warming potential appears as the combined effect of the various lengths of time that these gases remain in the atmosphere and their relative effectiveness in absorbing outgoing infrared radiation. Read more..

Greenhouse Effect (of the planet) is warming of the planet due to the increase density of the trace greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They have the effect of increasing absorption of sunlight by preventing the outward radiation of heat from the Earth. Read more..

The hydrosphere is a term that includes the total of Earth’s water resources such as lakes, oceans, streams, underground, surface water and finally snow and ice. The perennially frozen parts of the hydrosphere are collectively referred to as the cryosphere. Read more..

The generic name given to the cellulose fibre developed by Courtaulds and marketed by them under the Tencel brand name. The Tencel production process is based on a solvent spinning process and represents the greatest accomplishment in cellulose fiber technology. Read more..

Methane has many sources, both natural and human-related, but just two major sinks: its destruction in the atmosphere, and its use by certain soil bacteria. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, each kg. Read more..

Ozone Layer Ozone Layer, a layer of protective gas some 10-40 km above the earth which absorbs ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun, occurs naturally in our atmosphere nearly all concentrated in the ozone layer, a region located in the stratosphere several miles above the surface of the Earth. See also Atmosphere

Particulate matter(PM) (also known as particle pollution or PM, ) is very small pieces of solid or liquid matter such as particles of soot, dust, fumes, mists or aerosols. The physical characteristics of particles, and how they combine with other particles, are part of the feedback mechanisms of the atmosphere. Read more..

Any process, activity or mechanism which removes a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas or aerosol from the atmosphere.

Sone is a device sent into the atmosphere for instance by balloon to obtain information such as temperature and atmospheric pressure, and which sends back information by radio.