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Canadian & World Issues
Trends in Sustainability
Trends in Sustainability
1. Threats to Sustainability
2. Consumption of Resources
3. Perceptions of Sustainability
4. Protecting the Environment
Threats to Sustainability
• Environmental Threats
Threats to Sustainability
• Environmental Destruction by Nature
Threats to Sustainability
• Environmental Destruction by Humans
Causes of Biodiversity Loss
• Development
• Biotechnology
• Use of Fossil Fuels
• Pollution
• Exploitation
• Poverty
• Bioinvasion
• Policies
Biodiversity Hotspots
www.biodiversityhotspots.org
Ecological Footprint
• Transportation
• Water Use
• Clothing
• Recreation
• Food
• Garbage
• Living Space
Ecological Impact of Nations
This map shows various countries and regions of the world proportionate to their production and consumption of commercially traded fuels. All figures are in million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Defining Sustainability
• Government Departments and Agencies
• Organizations
• Experts
• The Brundtland Report
Who Will Speak for the Trees?