This category deals with environmental sustainability on a global geographic scale Some starting points for the topic of environmental sustainability in general:
ACTIVITIES ARE SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY:
Use materials in continuous cycles.
Use continuously reliable sources of energy.
Come mainly from the non-destructive use of materials (ie. creativity, communication, coordination, appreciation, and spiritual and intellectual development.)
ACTIVITIES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY:
Require continual inputs of non-renewable resources.
Use renewable resources faster than their rate of renewal.
Cause cumulative degradation of the environment.
Require resources in quantities that undermine other people's well-being.