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interdependence  

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  • Interdependence is the doctrine of mutual dependence among all of the actors within a situation for the survival and success of that situation. It is most commonly used to mean that the people of the world and the institutions they have created both depend on and are depended upon by the earth's environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Interdependence]

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