ecological sustainability
Nature's long-term balance
Ecological sustainability is the capacity to maintain environmental systems and natural resources indefinitely without depleting or permanently damaging them.
The concept frames human activity in terms of what the planet can support long-term: Is this level of fishing ecologically sustainable?
Sustainability has become a buzzword in business and policy, sometimes diluted to mean vaguely "green" or environmentally conscious.
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
net zero · food web · circular economy · zero waste · planetary boundaries · tipping point · green living · habitat restoration · nature reserve · wildlife corridors · water purification · waste management · leave no trace · climate regulation · soil fertility · carbon offsetting · genetic diversity · forest preservation
ecological sustainabilityenvironmental degradation
Decline of natural surroundings
ecocide · habitat destruction · pollution · biodiversity loss · desertification
ecological sustainabilityshort-termism
Focus on immediate results
boom and bust · overconsumption · planned obsolescence · slash and burn · disposability
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