A resilient system is one that, when subject to disruption, continues to exist and function in essentially the same way. The functioning of ecosystems is what allows the provision of many of the services that the environment provides to the economy. The factors that promote the resilience of an ecosystem give way to sustainability. An ecosystem can be resistant to one type of alteration but not to another. However, we highlight that there appears to be a consensus that reductions in biodiversity—loss of populations—in an ecosystem should be considered threats to resilience.

It follows that the loss of biodiversity must be considered a threat to sustainability. Both resource extraction and waste accumulation participate in the loss of biodiversity. That is, these two aspects constitute a threat to sustainability in terms of the consequences they have for the resilience of ecosystems.

The loss of ecological resilience is under debate as planet Earth has suffered all kinds of disasters and cataclysms from which it has gradually recovered. It is also necessary to highlight the phenomenon of savannization of the Amazon after fires and deforestation, as well as the recovery of the ozone layer in Antarctica, facts that, for many members of the scientific community, cast doubt on whether the point of no return has been crossed.[9]​.

Resilience is a measure of the magnitude of disturbances that a system can absorb to move from one equilibrium to another. Otherwise, it is argued that economic activities are sustainable only if the ecosystems that support life, and on which these activities are dependent, have an adequate level of resilience.[10]​.

A resilient system is one that, when subject to disruption, continues to exist and function in essentially the same way. The functioning of ecosystems is what allows the provision of many of the services that the environment provides to the economy. The factors that promote the resilience of an ecosystem give way to sustainability. An ecosystem can be resistant to one type of alteration but not to another. However, we highlight that there appears to be a consensus that reductions in biodiversity—loss of populations—in an ecosystem should be considered threats to resilience.

It follows that the loss of biodiversity must be considered a threat to sustainability. Both resource extraction and waste accumulation participate in the loss of biodiversity. That is, these two aspects constitute a threat to sustainability in terms of the consequences they have for the resilience of ecosystems.

The loss of ecological resilience is under debate as planet Earth has suffered all kinds of disasters and cataclysms from which it has gradually recovered. It is also necessary to highlight the phenomenon of savannization of the Amazon after fires and deforestation, as well as the recovery of the ozone layer in Antarctica, facts that, for many members of the scientific community, cast doubt on whether the point of no return has been crossed.[9]​.

Resilience is a measure of the magnitude of disturbances that a system can absorb to move from one equilibrium to another. Otherwise, it is argued that economic activities are sustainable only if the ecosystems that support life, and on which these activities are dependent, have an adequate level of resilience.[10]​.