sustainable yield
Perpetually replenishable take
Sustainable yield is the amount of a resource that can be harvested without depleting the source over time.
The term appears most often in forestry, fisheries, and wildlife management: The forest is managed for sustainable yield.
A fishery operating at sustainable yield takes only as many fish as the population can replace through reproduction.
The concept balances current use against long-term availability.
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- tree plantingInstalling saplings in earth
- carrying capacityPopulation an environment sustains
- harvestGathering mature crops
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
annual harvest · quota system · fish stocks · catch limits · agroforestry · resiliency · biodiversity · silviculture · old growth · natural regeneration · selective logging · forest stewardship · marine reserves · resource management · long-term · long-term planning · sustainable development · renewable resources
sustainable yieldoverharvesting
Unsustainable resource extraction
overexploitation · overfishing · resource depletion · overcutting · stock collapse
sustainable yieldtragedy of the commons
Shared resources ruined by self-interest
short-termism · plunder · resource exploitation · exploitation · environmental degradation