Sustainability6

Sustainability has become a wide-ranging term that can be applied to almost every facet of life on [|Earth], from a local to a global scale and over various time periods. Long-lived and healthy [|wetlands] and [|forests] are examples of sustainable biological systems. Invisible [|chemical cycles] redistribute water, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon through the world's living and non-living systems, and have sustained life for millions of years. As the earth’s human population has increased, natural [|ecosystems] have declined and changes in the balance of natural cycles has had a negative impact on both humans and other living systems.[|[1]] There is now abundant scientific evidence that humanity is living unsustainably.[|[1]] Returning human use of natural resources to within sustainable limits will require a major collective effort. Ways of living more sustainably can take many forms from reorganising living conditions (e.g., [|ecovillages], [|eco-municipalities] and [|sustainable cities]), reappraising economic sectors ([|permaculture], [|green building], [|sustainable agriculture]), or work practices ([|sustainable architecture]), using science to develop new technologies ([|green technologies], [|renewable energy]), to adjustments in individual [|lifestyles]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
 * Sustainability**, in a broad sense, is the capacity to endure. In [|ecology], the word describes how biological systems remain [|diverse] and productive over time. For humans it is the potential for long-term maintenance of wellbeing, which in turn depends on the wellbeing of the natural world and the responsible use of [|natural resources].

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Energy: Energy requirements are predicted to go up in Quebec in the next few years. This means that more energy will need to be produced. By using a renewable energy source like hydro power you are producing the needed energy in a sustainable way, and is argued to be preferable to alternative sources of energy, such as fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Cree: Sustainability isn't just for the environment, we also need to keep in mind the sustaining of cultures. The Cree people use the land that would be flooded after the making of the dam. Areas where the Cree practice their native traditions will be lost, as well as species that they depend on for food. Consideration must be made not only for sustaining the environment, but also the culture that is connected to this environment.