Sustainability

Sustainability
In ecology, sustainability is the concept of maintaining the health of the earth and the prudent use of natural resources so that future generations may still benefit from them.

Sustainability:
Meeting the needs of the present without diminishing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Sustainability - Practices that would ensure the continued viability of a product or practice well into the future.

Sustainability covenant
Under the Environment Protection Act 1970, a Sustainability Covenant is an agreement which a person or body undertakes to increase the resource use efficiency and/or reduce ecological impacts of activities, products, ...

Sustainability - Term for a system that has potential longevity in our current ecosystem, and is usually applied to the use of renewable vs. non-renewable resources.

Sustainability /Sustainable Development (B):
Sustainability refers to ensuring that meeting the needs of the present does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, ...

sustainability: something that can be maintained indefinitely without (in an environmental context) harming the environment.
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sustainability (&) human resources committee (SHRC) = a board sub-committee set up to review the past corporate sustainability performance of a given period and impact on future corporate policy and procedures and key business decisions such as ...

Sustainability."Something is sustainable if you can carry on doing it indefinitely. If you can't - it isn't." Jonathen Porritt
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Sustainability The concept of sustainability can be traced back to President Theodore Roosevelt who stated in 1910, " I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use the natural resources of our land; ...

Sustainability Northwest website. England. Environmental Issues for Business. Glossary of terms.
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Just what is sustainability? What is organic? Do I have a carbon footprint? And what exactly does it mean to be green? The Green Glossary is a compilation of environment-related words and phrases and their definitions.

Environmental Sustainability- Long-term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke- Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker.

Natural Building Places major emphasis on sustainability. It tends to focus on the use of natural, renewable resources and materials that are available locally.

Motivations for recycling include environmental sustainability and business economics: sustainability because the reused material both prevents waste and reduces the consumption of new raw materials, ...

WaterPartners is different because early on we took a hard look at why projects fail and built into our approach best practices that are associated with sustainability.

The following Green Glossary of Terms is offered to define and introduce special environmental and sustainability terms.

Relative Ecological Sustainability: Ability of an ecosystem to maintain relative ecological integrity indefinitely.
Relative Permeability: The permeability of a rock to gas, NAIL, or water, when any two or more are present.

Sustainable: Actions and products that meet current needs without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Sustainability is a broad term and often refers to the desire to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural ...

of an ecosystem that is related to, or derived from, a measure of biotic or abiotic variable, that can provide quantitative information on ecological structure and function. An indicator can contribute to a measure of integrity and sustainability.

Slash can be considered an opportunity to better manage the sites resources and ensure long term sustainability of the sites productivity. Unless the slash is very heavy attempts should be made to leave it on the site.

can take tens of thousands of years to break down in the environment (radio-active waste does not biodegrade, but breaks down through radio-active decay). Substances that are not biodegradable should be recycled or reused to promote sustainability.

Environmental Problem An environmental problem is a description of a known process within the environment or a state of the environment which has adverse effects on the sustainability of the environment including society.

See also: Environment, Environmental, Waste, Water, Economic