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biocapacity en · NOUN

Etymology

From bio- + capacity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources and absorb wastes.
   • Forget post-scarcity. Between rising populations, climate change, a dearth of fresh water and stretched bio-capacity, just avoiding widespread famine by the middle of this century would represent an astonishing achievement. 2020, Aaron Bastani, Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 162:
   • When an area's ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity, an ecological deficit occurs.

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carrying capacity