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Sustainable living
Many of the Earth's resources are being depleted faster than they can be renewed.
This means that we are living in an ecologically unsustainable way. In order to deal with this situation, the practice of sustainable living must be adopted worldwide.
Sustainable living is about:
- adopting practices that keep us operating within the Earth's carrying capacity;
- using only what we need to survive and leaving the rest;
- being smarter about the way we exploit and affect the natural world;
- finding the right balance between what we take from the earth and what we give back.
To make sustainable living work, we will have to embrace new and sometimes quite radical management practices of Earth's resources. 'We' includes governments, industries, corporations, communities . . . and you.
What changes can we make to the way we live and work that would help achieve ecological sustainability? What changes are we prepared to make to the way we live and work that would help achieve ecological sustainability?
Remember: every little action counts. Help reduce greenhouse gas emissions - leave the car at home and catch a bus, ride a bike or walk instead. Help put biodiversity on the political agenda - before voting, investigate party views on sustainability. Help put biodiversity on the economic agenda - before buying, look into the policies and operations of the companies that make food, clothes, cars and other consumables
