Sustainability How?

Definition of Sustainability

In case you wonder what sustainability actually means, here is the simplest definition we could find:

"Sustainability" = being able to support in an ongoing manner.

"Environmental sustainability" = being able to support all life on Earth in a continuous way.

It's not enough to have food and shelter just for today. We need to know that we will have these necessities of life tomorrow, and the day after, and on into the future for our children and their children.

To do this, to maintain environmental sustainability, we must make important choices to look after our land, water, air and energy sources and resources.

Here's How

Every member of our human family (more than six billion of us, now) has a choice. We can choose not to poison the water, not to destroy the land and not to foul the air.

Human beings develop and grow. We're working on new forms of shelter, better clothing, and healthier food production. We're finding more efficient means of transportation and easier ways to communicate with each other. We're raising families and making friends, exploring other cultures, studying new arts.

Sustainable development is a modern concept with ancient roots. Simply put, it's meeting the needs of the present while saving the future. We can practice it at home, in our communities and around the world. It's how we can take care of the economic, social and environmental issues of today while looking after the next generation at the same time.

You and I want our kids and grandkids to play in the sunshine, breathe clean air, drink pure water and eat healthy food. We want the best life for all people in a world that nurtures the millions of species of animals and plants with which we share it.

"Sustainability" means protecting life on our planet by taking care of it. It means working to ensure the well-being of everyone and every thing, for all time.

The Community Involvement Project is a support structure intended to help ensure the desired contributions of anybody, anywhere towards sustainability and our healthiest shared future.