Sustainability implies addressing our own necessities without compromising the capacity of future generations to meet their own requirements. Along with natural resources, we need social and economic resources. Sustainability isn't simply environmentalism. There are 3 pillars of sustainability : Environmental - All of earth’s ecological systems are kept in equilibrium while natural resources within them are used by people at a rate where they can renew themselves. Social - Widespread basic freedoms and fundamental necessities are feasible by all individuals, who have access to enough resources altogether to keep their families and networks sound and secure. Economic - Communities across the globe can maintain their independence and have access to the resources that they require, financial and other, to meet their needs. When people hear sustainability, they are quick to associate it with fast fashion, but it is that and more. Personally, when I hear sustainability, I...
I had a different topic scheduled for today but recently I've come across a lot of articles concerning floods . It's not just happening in one place. It is happening all over! It saddens me because then a lot of people and families are displaced, plus many memory-filled homes are destroyed. We, as inhabitants of the earth, should, can, and must do better. This is just the tip of the iceberg( no pun intended ). The heat, the floods, the drought, the uncontrollable fires, it’s just going to keep getting worse even to the point where we won't be able to find solutions to the problems. I do not understand how or why people can just ignore the climate crisis. In as much as it is up to governments to assist in making better decisions to benefit citizens, we also have to do our part. Our own individual parts.