Environmental impact captures contributions to natural-world outcomes, whether through informing conservation policy, advancing sustainable technologies, supporting ecosystem restoration, or reducing pollution. Assessment combines ecological indicators (species recovery, area conserved, emissions reduction) with policy and behaviour-change measures. SDG-aligned framing increasingly emphasises environmental impact's links to SDG 13 (climate), 14 (life below water), 15 (life on land) and the planetary boundaries framework.
References
- Stockholm Resilience Centre planetary boundaries framework. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).