1.4 Sustainability

Question 1

Sustainability

Answer 1

The use and management of resources that allows full natural replacement of the resources and full recovery of the ecosystems affected by their extraction and use

Question 2

Sustainable Development

Answer 2

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations

Question 3

Natural Capital

Answer 3

Natural resources that can supply a natural income of goods or services

Question 4

Ecologicial Footprint

Answer 4

The impact of a person on the environment, usually expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources

Question 5

Natural Income

Answer 5

The yield obtained from natural resources

Question 6

Biocapacity

Answer 6

The amount of biological resources that a environment can produce in a year

Question 7

Overshoot

Answer 7

Occurs when the population’s demand on the ecosystem is too high for the ecosystem to sustainable manage

Question 8

What do the 3 E’s stand for?

Answer 8

1. Environment
2. Economy
3. Equity

Question 9

Ecosystem Services

Answer 9

Life supporting services