- Anthropogenic
- – resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.
- Aquifers
- – layers of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water.
- Biodiversity
- – diversity of all living organisms.
- Biofuel
- – any fuel made from nonfossil organic matter, such as vegetable oil or ethanol.
- Biogas
- – methane obtained from decomposing organic matter.
- Biomass
- – any organic material.
- Biomes
- – a given type of environment, such as tundra, forest, or wetlands.
- Bioregion
- – a specific region containing life.
- Catchment
- – something that catches rainfall.
- Ecological
- – the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings (i.e. living things in their environment).
- Ecosphere
- – region of space with planets where living things can exist.
- Gray Water
- – washing water
(Black Water = sewage water; Fresh Water = natural or tap water). - Hemp
- – a tall, widely cultivated herb of the mulberry family with tough bast fiber used especially for cordage.
- Kenaf
- – an East Indian hibiscus widely cultivated for its fiber.
- Pathogens
- – an agent of disease such as a virus or bacterium.
- Permacultural
- – permanent culture.
- Petrochemicals
- – a substance industrially obtained from petroleum or natural gas.
- Ruminant
- – animals that chew their cud and produce methane.
- Slab Wood
- – rounded edges of trees that cannot be cut for industrial wood.
