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| 8149558210 | Well-Being | The status of being healthy, happy, and prosperous. |  | 0 |
| 8149558211 | Economics | How humans as individuals or companies allocate scare resources in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. |  | 1 |
| 8149558212 | Genuine Progress Indicator | A measurement of the economy that considers personal consumption, income distribution, levels of higher education, resource depletion, pollution, and the health of the population. WHILE gdp RISES, gpi STAYS STEADY. |  | 2 |
| 8149558213 | Technology Transfer | Less developed countries adopt technological innovations developed in wealthy countries. |  | 3 |
| 8149558214 | Kuznets Curve | As per capita increases, environmental degradation first increases and then decreases. |  | 4 |
| 8149558215 | Leapfrogging | New technology develops in such a way that makes the older technology obsolete and unnecessary. |  | 5 |
| 8149558216 | Microlending | Practice of loaning small amounts of money to people who intend to start a small business in less developed countries. Improves quality of life, increases income, increases confidence, empowers women and sound environmental practices, lowers fertility rate so the population stabilizes, and local markets develop so less fuel is used to transport goods. |  | 6 |
| 8149558217 | Natural Capital | Resources of the planet such as air, water, and minerals. |  | 7 |
| 8149558218 | Human Capital | Refers to human knowledge and abilities. |  | 8 |
| 8149558219 | Manufactured capital | All goods and services that humans produce. |  | 9 |
| 8149558220 | Market Failure | When an economic system doesn't appropriately account for all costs |  | 10 |
| 8149558221 | Environmental Economics | Examines the costs and benefits of various policies and regulations that seek to regulate pollution and degradation. |  | 11 |
| 8149558222 | Ecological Economics | Treats economics as a component of ecological systems. |  | 12 |
| 8149558223 | Vaulation | Assigning monetary value to intangible benefits and natural capital. | 13 | |
| 8149558224 | Anthropocentric Worldview | Human centered worldview. Considers that human beings have intrinsic value. |  | 14 |
| 8149558225 | Stewardship | Subset of anthropocentric worldview that is the careful and responsible management and care for Earth and its resources. |  | 15 |
| 8149558226 | Biocentric Worldview | Life centered. Humans are one of many species, all of which have intrinsic value. |  | 16 |
| 8149558227 | Ecocentric Worldview | Earth centered. Equal value on all living organisms and the ecosystems they live in. |  | 17 |
| 8149558228 | United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) | A group within the United Nations responsible for gathering environmental info and research and assessing environmental problems. | 18 | |
| 8149558229 | World Bank | Provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries to reduce poverty and promote growth. |  | 19 |
| 8149558230 | World Health Organization (WHO) | A group within the United Nations responsible for human health, including combating the spread of infectious diseases and health issues related to natural disasters. |  | 20 |
| 8149558231 | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | A program of the United Nations that works to improve living conditions through economic development. |  | 21 |
| 8149558232 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | A U.S. government agency that creates federal policy and oversees enforcement of regulations related to the environment,including science, research, assessment, and education. |  | 22 |
| 8149558233 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | A U.S. federal agency responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations in the workplace. |  | 23 |
| 8149558234 | Department of Energy (DOE) | A U.S. government agency created in 1977 with the goal of advancing the energy and economic security of the United States. | 24 | |
| 8149558235 | Human Development Index (HDI) | A measure of economic well-being that combines life expectancy, knowledge, education,and standard of living as shown in GDP per capita and purchasing power. |  | 25 |
| 8149558236 | Human Poverty Index (HPI) | A multidimensional measure of poverty, measuring longevity, knowledge, economic provisioning and social inclusion. |  | 26 |
| 8149558237 | Command and Control Approach | Sets regulations for emissions and controls with fines and punishments |  | 27 |
| 8149558238 | Incentive Based Approach | Financial benefits and incentives for lowering emissions. |  | 28 |
| 8149558239 | Green Tax | Tax places on environmentally harmful activities or emissions. |  | 29 |
| 8149558240 | Triple Bottom Line | Must take into account 3 factors economic, environmental, and social when making decisions. |  | 30 |
| 8149558241 | UN Millennium Declarations | Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV, malaria, and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development. | 31 | |
| 8149558242 | Environmental Worldview | A worldview that encompasses how people think the world works, how they view their role in it, and what they believe to be proper behavior regarding the environment. |  | 32 |
| 8149558243 | United Nations (UN) | An institution dedicated to promoting dialogue among countries with the goal of maintaining world peace. |  | 33 |
