The Environmental Dimension of Sustainability (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Environmental sustainability meaning
Environmental sustainability meaning
Using nature to protect resources for future generations
4 components of environmental sustainability
4 components of environmental sustainability
Biodiversity, resources, waste/pollution, climate change
Biodiversity definition
Biodiversity definition
Variety of all forms of life on Earth
Renewable resources meaning
Renewable resources meaning
Resources replenished naturally over short time period
Examples of renewable resources
Examples of renewable resources
Crops, water, oxygen, forests, fish stocks
Non-renewable resources meaning
Non-renewable resources meaning
Resources not replenished over short time period
Examples of non-renewable resources
Examples of non-renewable resources
Coal, natural gas, petroleum, nuclear substances
Food from insect-pollinated crops proportion
Food from insect-pollinated crops proportion
One third of our food
Global temp increase over past 50 years
Global temp increase over past 50 years
Approximately 0.65 degrees Celsius
Which sustainability dimension is the foundation?
Which sustainability dimension is the foundation?
Environmental - supports social & economic sustainability