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ENVIRONMENT|deterioration of the environment
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ecosystem collapse
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Definition state where an ecosystem has lost its defining environmental or natural features or has been replaced by a different type of ecosystem Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on: The International Union for Conservation of Nature, 'Defining ecosystem collapse' (27.4.2020)"
Comment Ecosystem collapse can lead to catastrophic declines of carrying capacity and mass extinction (known as ecological collapse), and can also pose existential risk to human populations.