resilience
| Definition | Source | References |
|---|---|---|
The level of disturbance that an ecosystem or society can undergo without crossing a threshold to a situation with different structure or outputs. Resilience depends on factors such as ecological dynamics as well as the organizational and institutional capacity to understand, manage and respond to these dynamics. |
Land degradation and restoration assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
The level of disturbance that an ecosystem or society can undergo without crossing a threshold to a situation with different structure or outputs. Resilience depends on factors such as ecological dynamics as well as the organizational and institutional ca. |
Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
The level of disturbance that an ecosystem or society can undergo without crossing a threshold to a situation with different structure or outputs. Resilience depends on factors such as ecological dynamics as well as the organizational and institutional capacity to understand, manage, and respond to these dynamics. |
Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Africa assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment | |
for the purpose of this assessment, the ability of an ecosystem to adapt, withstand and respond to alien species invasions, recover rapidly from their impacts and continue to develop |
Invasive alien species assessment | U.S. EPA, 2015a |