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Overexploitation

Definition(s)

Harvesting species from the wild at rates faster than natural populations can recover. Includes overfishing, and overgrazing. (Source: IPBES core glossary 2021).

Hierarchy

Broader: Exploitation
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
Sustainable use
Threatened species
Terrestrial animal harvesting
Use of wild species
Extinction

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Strategic Plans: Target 5: Ensure Sustainable, Safe and Legal Harvesting and Trade of Wild Species