System · Rationale

Natural ecosystem

Complex of organisms and their physical environment forming a functioning whole, whose structure, functions, and services may be exposed.

Definition source: AGROVOC: ecosystems

Synonyms

natural system

Broader

Top concept of the scheme

Narrower

Forest, Grassland, Wetland, Dryland, Coastal zone, Mountain, Soil biome, Protected area, Biodiversity corridor, River basin, Delta, Highland, Savanna, Floodplain

Counts as adaptation

System is exposed to a climate hazard, OR is acted on by a hazard-addressing intervention, OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when named only as the sector or commodity of work, with no exposure and no hazard-addressing action on it.

Example of use

Climate context: sensitive to climate hazards.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

SYS_039 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_039
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_039)