using global resources at a rate that allows natural regeneration and minimizes damage to the environment
The use of global resources at a rate that allows natural regeneration and minimizes damage to the environment.
Example of Sustainable development
Havesting timber of a forest at a slow enough rate that allows for the forest to regenerate so that no NET forest is lost.
Three pillars of sustainable development
Resources that can be used over and over again/ resources that regenerate themselves within a reasonable amount of time
resources that will eventually run out/ will not regenerate within a reasonable amount of time
Examples of renewable resources
Trees, fish, solar energy, wind energy
a term used for resources that can produce a sustainable natural income of goods or services.
The yield/ profit/ service that is obtained from a resource
Examples of nonrenewable resources
fossil fuels, diamonds, copper
Examples of Natural Capital
Examples of Natural Income
food, clean water, clean air
