13. Sustainability and the environment

Question 1

Environmental sustainability

Answer 1

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Question 2

Business-as-usual

Answer 2

the scenario for future patterns of production and consumption which assumes that there will be no major changes in attitudes and priorities.

Question 3

Green technology

Answer 3

new technologies that aim to conserve the natural environment and resources.

Question 4

Destination footprint

Answer 4

the environmental impact caused by an individual tourist on holiday in a particular destination.

Question 5

Ecotourism

Answer 5

a specialised form of tourism where people experience relatively untouched natural environments such as coral reefs, tropical forests and remote mountain areas, and ensure that their presence does no further damage to these environments.

Question 6

Environmental impact assessment

Answer 6

a document required by law detailing all the impacts on the environment of a project above a certain size.

Question 7

Pro-poor strategies

Answer 7

development schemes that focus on the reduction of poverty and the narrowing of the income gap between poor people and the population as a whole. Environmental sustainability has become central to such approaches in recent years.

Question 8

Communal conservancies

Answer 8

legally recognised common property resource management organisations in Namibia’s communal lands.

Question 9

Scaling-up process

Answer 9

expanding effective programmes to reach larger numbers of people in a broader geographical area.