Jargon Explained
Sustainability: Continuing without lessening
Sustainable Development: "..to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The World Commission on Environment & Development.
Sustainable Communities: Seek to maintain and improve the economic, environmental and social characteristics of an area in ways that can be continued into the indefinable future.
Sustainable Living: A life that is deeply satisfying, fulfilling and appealing, and at the same time, environmentally responsible.
Sustainable Families: Have members who lead healthy, productive and enjoyable lives by balancing their physical, intellectual and spiritual needs. They minimize their impact on the environment ensuring sufficient natural resources for future generations.
Environmental Stewardship: Appropriate human interaction with the natural world. An ethic of stewardship builds on collaborative approaches; ecosystems integrity; and incentives in such areas as agricultural resource management, sustainable forestry, fisheries, restoration, and biodiversity conservation.
Voluntary Simplicity: Living more deliberately and consciously by acknowledging the connection between our lifestyles choices and the condition of the earth. Often described as a manner of living that is outwardly more simple and inwardly more rich.