ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Natural Capital, Kyoto Protocol, Ecosystem Services
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Week 3 - sustainability & canada"s environmental history. Sustainability - we can"t use all of the natural resources in the world right now, we need to think of future implications. 1980s - un saw that degradation of environment was linked to not being able to meet human"s basic needs whereas some people were using resources excessively; created a commission, Bruntland report was the first time a definition of sustainability was being expressed. 3 e"s of sustainability: environment, economy, social equity; 3 legged stool of sustainability; need to balance concerns of each of the legs. Sustainable - a process/activity that can be mainted for the long term. There is tension between the natural environment but also growing human society/economics. Challenges/tensions: development vs. environmental preservation, developed countries vs. This is highly debatable, depends on the quality of life in which people live. Seen as the way in which the environment is degraded quicker by some.
