Ecological Sustainability

Question 1

Define ecological sustainability

Answer 1

Ecological sustainability is a term that describes the capacity of the environment to meet the needs of the present population without preventing future generations from being able to meet their needs.

Question 2

What makes up the food system?

Answer 2

A food system includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items. It also includes the inputs needed and outputs generated at each of these steps.

Question 3

Name 3 umbrella-barriers to ecological sustainability

Answer 3

Processing, packaging and consumer practices

Question 4

Name 3 umbrella-strategies to overcome food security

Answer 4

Technology and education

Question 5

What is earth overshoot day?

Answer 5

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceed what Earth can regenerate in that year.

Question 6

What is under consumer practices as a strategy?

Answer 6

Eat less meat, buy locally, avoid buying pre-packaged and pre-wrapped foods, grow own food, eat seasonally and choose sustainable proteins.

Question 7

What is under technology as a strategy?

Answer 7

GM crops, enhanced packaging techniques and agricultural techniques.

Question 8

What is under processing as a barrier to ecological sustainability

Answer 8

energy use, The use of non-biodegradable, non-recyclable and non-reusable, and excessive or unnecessary packaging, economic issues.

Question 9

What is under production as a barrier to ecological sustainability

Answer 9

Overfishing, bycatch, high water use, high land use, food grown out of season, GM crops, fertilisers/pesticides/insecticides, Pollution, waste, run-off