1What is sustainability?
A measure of the extent to which practices allow for the long-term viability of a system
2Name the three pillars of sustainability
Environmental, social, and economic
3What is natural capital?
The stock of natural resources of Earth
4What is natural income?
The yield or harvest from natural resources
5Why is harvesting trees faster than they regrow unsustainable?
Because then the amount of trees will decrease, meaning there will be less resources to use
6Give one example of a practice that supports social sustainability?
Universal Healthcare
7What does an ecological footprint measure?
the area of land and water required to sustainably provide all resources at the rate of consumption
8What does it mean when an ecological footprint exceeds biocapacity?
When the amount of resources used too large for the Earth to regenerate them