English: Sustainable Development > Sustainable Development's glossay About Statistics Publications & Documents Information by Country A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A ABIOTIC B BEQUEST VALUE BIOACCUMULATION BIOCATALYST BIODIVERSITY BIOMAGNIFICATION BIOMASS BIOTOPE C CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEM CARRYING CAPACITY CATCHMENT AREA CHLOROFLUORO-CARBON CONTINGENT VALUATION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROSS-SUBSIDY D DECARBONISATION DESERTIFICATION DIOXINS DISTORTIONARY SUBSIDY E ECO-LABEL ECONOMY IN TRANSITION ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ECOSYSTEM END-OF-PIPE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL TAX ENVIRONMENT EUTROPHICATION EXISTENCE VALUE EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY EXTERNALITY F FOOTPRINT (ECOLOGICAL) G GENETIC DIVERSITY GENUINE SAVING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GOVERNANCE GRANDFATHERING GREENHOUSE EFFECT GREENHOUSE GAS H HABITAT HEAVY METAL HUMAN CAPITAL HYDROFLUOROCARBON I INDICATOR INVASIVE SPECIES M MAN-MADE CAPITAL MARKET FAILURE MARKET PRICE SUPPORT MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD N NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATURAL CAPITAL NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES NON-MARKET VALUE NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE NON-USE VALUE O OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY OPTION VALUE OZONE LAYER OZONE P PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR) CELL POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE PRECAUTION PRESSURE-STATE-RESPONSE PRODUCER SUPPORT ESTIMATE PUBLIC GOOD R REGULATORY CAPTURE REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS RENEWABLE RESOURCE RESERVE RESOURCE RENT RESOURCE S SOCIAL CAPITAL STAKEHOLDER STRATOSPHERE SUBSIDIARITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT T TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT THRESHOLD TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY TROPOSPHERE U USE VALUE V VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND W WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY ABIOTIC Non-living; devoid of life BEQUEST VALUE A non-use value, usually measured by willingness-to-pay, attached to an environmental or cultural asset that people want to transmit to their children or to future generations BIOACCUMULATION The accumulation of a substance (typically a persistent chemical or heavy metal) in the tissue of a plant or animal, generally through the uptake of water or food, at a rate faster than the plant or animal can excrete it, resulting in a steady increase in contamination over the organism's lifetime.
French: Développement durable > Sustainable Development's glossay En savoir plus Statistiques Publications & documents Renseignements par pays A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A ABIOTIC B BEQUEST VALUE BIOACCUMULATION BIOCATALYST BIODIVERSITY BIOMAGNIFICATION BIOMASS BIOTOPE C CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEM CARRYING CAPACITY CATCHMENT AREA CHLOROFLUORO-CARBON CONTINGENT VALUATION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROSS-SUBSIDY D DECARBONISATION DESERTIFICATION DIOXINS DISTORTIONARY SUBSIDY E ECO-LABEL ECONOMY IN TRANSITION ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ECOSYSTEM END-OF-PIPE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL TAX ENVIRONMENT EUTROPHICATION EXISTENCE VALUE EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY EXTERNALITY F FOOTPRINT (ECOLOGICAL) G GENETIC DIVERSITY GENUINE SAVING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GOVERNANCE GRANDFATHERING GREENHOUSE EFFECT GREENHOUSE GAS H HABITAT HEAVY METAL HUMAN CAPITAL HYDROFLUOROCARBON I INDICATOR INVASIVE SPECIES M MAN-MADE CAPITAL MARKET FAILURE MARKET PRICE SUPPORT MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD N NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATURAL CAPITAL NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES NON-MARKET VALUE NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE NON-USE VALUE O OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY OPTION VALUE OZONE LAYER OZONE P PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR) CELL POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE PRECAUTION PRESSURE-STATE-RESPONSE PRODUCER SUPPORT ESTIMATE PUBLIC GOOD R REGULATORY CAPTURE REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS RENEWABLE RESOURCE RESERVE RESOURCE RENT RESOURCE S SOCIAL CAPITAL STAKEHOLDER STRATOSPHERE SUBSIDIARITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT T TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT THRESHOLD TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY TROPOSPHERE U USE VALUE V VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND W WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY ABIOTIC Non-living; devoid of life BEQUEST VALUE A non-use value, usually measured by willingness-to-pay, attached to an environmental or cultural asset that people want to transmit to their children or to future generations BIOACCUMULATION The accumulation of a substance (typically a persistent chemical or heavy metal) in the tissue of a plant or animal, generally through the uptake of water or food, at a rate faster than the plant or animal can excrete it, resulting in a steady increase in contamination over the organism's lifetime.