contaminants of environmental concern

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“CEC include different substances like pharmaceuticals, personal care products, industrial byproducts, and agricultural chemicals. These substances often bypass regular detection and treatment processes, leading to their unintended persistence in the environment.”
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, December 12). Contaminants of emerging concern. Wikipedia. 

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community

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“A group of organisms or populations living and interacting with one another in a particular environment. The organisms in a community affect each other’s abundance, distribution, and evolutionary adaptation. Depending on how broadly one views the interaction between organisms, a community can be small and local, as in a pond or tree, or regional or global, as in a biome.”
from — Definition of community. (n.d.). 

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climate-change

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“Over the last century, burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This increase happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2.”
from — Ward, K., & Ward, K. (2025, September 26). Climate change – NASA Science. NASA Science. 

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climate variability

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“A stable climate is not necessarily a static climate: Climates can vary within limits over time, and it is important to distinguish between this climate variability and genuine climate change in evaluating climatic history and making future projections.”
from (and see more at) — Climate variability | Research Starters | EBSCO Research. (n.d.). EBSCO. 

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climate smart forestry

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“Policymakers at different levels, from national governments to local authorities, are developing and implementing forest and climate policies that have wide-ranging implications for society and the environment.”
from — Aliginia, L. (n.d.). Climate-Smart Forestry: Strategies, Benefits and Challenges. Wikifarmer. Retrieved January 28, 2026

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climate smart agriculture

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“Climate change and food and nutrition insecurity pose two of the greatest development challenges of our time. Yet a more sustainable food system can not only heal the planet, but ensure food security for all.”
from — World Bank climate-smart agriculture. (n.d.). 

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