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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A Plant |
A plant is a chlorophyll containing, autotrophic organism that is able to produce its own food from inorganic matters through the process of photosynthesis. |
| Adobe |
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, and water, with some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, dung), which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun. |
| Alien invaders |
Are plants that are of exotic origin that are invading areas that were previously ecological niches containing only indigenous vegetation. |
| Anaerobic digestion |
the breakdown of organic material by micro-organisms in the absence of oxygen which normally produces biogas |
| Biofuel |
Biofuel is defined as solid, liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from lifeless or living biological material and is similar to fossil fuels, which are derived from long dead biological material. |
| Biogas |
a gas created as a result of the anaerobic decomposition of organic material and primarily consists of methane CH? and CO? |
| Biogas digester |
A Vessel used to facilitate the digestion of organic material, can be brick & mortar structure, in-situ cast concrete structure, steel or reinforced canvas envelope |
| Biosphere |
The biosphere is defined as the thin outer layer of the earth capable of supporting life. |
| Carbon |
The term “Carbon” refers to Carbon Dioxide and also a number of other green house gasses. To keep it simple and for the purpose of measuring, these are converted into their CO2 equivalents, thus “Carbon” refers to all of the above gasses. |
| Carbon footprint |
Your carbon footprint is the measured effect your actions and lifestyle have on the environment. This includes every single thing you do that requires energy and water. Some of the biggest contributors are travel, electricity, diet, product choice and consumer habits. Your footprint is measured in metric tons of Carbon emitted. |
| Carbon offsetting |
Offsetting is a tool that allows people or companies to invest in projects that reduce carbon emissions. A carbon offset or credit is equal to a reduction of one ton of carbon emitted. Therefore a company that would like to be “carbon zero”, but cannot reduce its environmental impact completely, may buy carbon credits to reach this status. |
| Clean Development Mechanism |
Allows developing countries to develop projects that reduce carbon, which in turn earns credits, which can be sold |
| Constructed wetlands |
are man-made developments which are designed to treat wastewater including sewerage and storm water runoff by optimizing a natural wetland ecosystem to remove sediments and pollutants. |
| Cradle to cradle |
Products that are designed so that there is no wastage. The components are seen as either biological nutrients that safely re-enter the environment or as technical nutrients which can be recycled or reused with no loss of quality. |
| Ecology |
Ecology is the study of interrelationships and interactions between the living organisms, between living organisms and their non living environment and the study of the processes that take place during such interactions. |