Overview of Sustainability

The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another/surroundings.

Proper disposition of a discarded or discharged material.

The fact of being required or indispensable.

An apparatus for burning waste material at high temperatures causing ashes.

Designing objects in the built environment so that they are sustainable.

Demand for air, water and food increases as our population increases.

When a product is labeled as 'sustainably sourced', that means

Change in the properties of the climate system over decades.

The way in which a person or group lives is called ____.

Substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature are ____.

We humans have become a threat to our own survival.

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives or operates is its ___.

Resource efficiency can be achieved by:

All the inhabitants of a particular town, area or country.

Sustainability is a global issue.

Converts waste into reusable material.

All plastics are recyclable.

A measure of human demands on earth's ecosystems.

Sustainability means that the economy, resources, and society continue into the future.

The state of great comfort and extravagant living.