Glossary definitions

The IPBES glossary terms definitions page provides definitions of terms used in IPBES assessments. Some definitions in this online glossary have been edited for consistency. Please refer to the specific assessment glossary for citations/authorities of definitions.

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Concept	Definition	Deliverable(s)
jevons paradox	See 'Rebound effect'.	Global assessment (1st work programme)
joint production	See ‘Co-production’.	Global assessment (1st work programme)
justice	Justice traditionally refers to the fair treatment of people, or ‘what we owe to each other’, but its scope may also be extended to include duties to other units of nature such as animals, rivers or Pachamama. Source Chapter 1. See Distributive justice, Ecological justice, Environmental justice, Epistemic justice, Procedural justice, Recognition, Retributive justice.	Values assessment
zoonotic disease	Zoonotic disease or zoonoses are directly transmitted from animals to humans via various routes of transmission (e.g. air - influenza; bites and saliva - rabies).	Asia-Pacific assessment, Sustainable use assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Africa assessment
zoonotic disease	Are directly transmitted from animals to humans via various routes of transmission (e.g. air - influenza; bites and saliva - rabies).	Americas assessment