Environmental sustainability is a topic that everyone seems to be talking about… from building eco homes and conscious communities to adopting sustainable food, renewable energy in our lifestyle.
Maybe turning to low impact furniture and clothing, but what does the term ‘ environmental sustainability’ really mean?
There are many definitions that are used but the concept was coined in the 1987 report “Our Common Future”.
They recognised the link inequality, poverty and environmental degradation and the way out to this environmental crisis would be to eradicate these issues.
The various definitions of environmental sustainability leads to more queries about the incredible role we have to play.
As a species whose constantly evolving, this definition pertains to change the way we live… how should we change the way we live and conduct business on this planet to ensure?
What many of us can do is change our living conditions in the form of eco-village, sustainability. Reevaluating the work done (permaculture, green building, sustainable agriculture).
Developing new technologies (green technologies, renewable energy).
Why do we need sustainable practices?
While the issue of environmental degradation and biodiversity has long been recognized, the individual responsibility that the issue at hand demands is not lived up to. There has to be an inbred understanding about ‘the interlinkedness’ of our actions… how we as a community share the responsibility for our collective actions. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we live on don’t recognize national lines- so it is up to each and every individual to take care.
There are many initiatives that one person can partake in- large, small, national and global- we can always take part in it. Looking after environmental health is crucial to making sure that our future generations have access to clean, green, healthy lives.
Many projects are underway, which range from cleaning up the beaches to awareness programs for kids belonging to lower strata.
You can also take up or initiate our personal projects something that you as an individual are passionate about. Involve other household members with you as well.
