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ENVIRONMENTALLY / ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) What is it and how can it be achieved?OutlineDefinitionHistory and developmentESDElementsAreas that can be impactedDiversity as part of ESDLevels of application / thinkingENVIRONMENTALLY / ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDefinition:“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (Commission for the Future 1987)Ie. Development / progress that does not damage or destroy the resource base / biosphere, so future generations can develop or maintain a reasonable standard of living.What this meansis that for something to be sustainable, people, the environment, and the economy must all be able to thrive,not just now, but indefinitely./watch?v=B5NiTN0chj0What is sustainable development?History of ESD:Society used to be like this. Indigenous people:lived with nature, respected and understood the need for sustainable use. The Kayapo IndiansSustainable agriculture; clearing, crop-sowing, harvesting in the tropical rain-forest for at least 2,000 years, and possibly 8-10,000 years.Subsistence farmersAgriculture started like this, and in some places is still like this.Understanding of how fertility of soil is maintained. Their survival depends on it. Eg….Villages, towns and cities developed.Trade developed.Technology developed.Demand for food developed.Demand for materials developedTransport and travel developed…Economic growth and development happened:1. Industrialisation Mass production,Cities,Isolation from the land; loss of connection to Nature,Economic growth became the main aim of governments and individuals.2. AgricultureMass production – use of machinesPesticides herbicides to kill pestsIntensive use of land / soilIntensive / large scale animal production fish catching.1960s: Awarenessof the fragility of Nature and the biosphere.“Silent Spring” by biologist Rachel Carsen. A book that opened our eyes to the dangers of mo