sustainable resource
Endlessly available material
A sustainable resource is one that can be used without being permanently depleted—either because it regenerates naturally or because consumption is managed to allow recovery.
Forests, fisheries, and groundwater can be sustainable resources when harvested at rates that don't exceed replenishment: The company sources timber only from sustainable resources.
The term often signals environmental responsibility in contrast to finite resources like fossil fuels.
- soilGround matter for planting
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- old growthUndisturbed ancient forest
- windAir current outdoors
- wind farmGrouped turbines generating electricity
forests · geothermal energy · biodiversity · food forest · hydropower · solar energy · solar panel · water · environmental justice · recycling systems · rain · rain barrel · ocean current · carbon sequestration · conservation · stewardship · green economy · circular economy
sustainable resourcenonrenewable resource
Material that cannot replenish
fossil fuel · coal · petroleum · oil · natural gas