Sustainability ►
Much is said about "sustainability," which is a term that has many meanings.  Sometimes it is used in a substantive discussion about the ability of future generations to enjoy the same kind of prosperity as the current generation.  More often it is used with little substance to promote "green" products or "green" initiatives. The focus of the NewVistas Foundation is true sustainability that can continue for hundreds of years without depleting the earth's natural resources.
NewVistas Model

True or Genuine Sustainability

Discussion of what NewVistas considers to be genuine sustainability, and some of the methods and systems NewVistas employs to achieve the goal of genuine sustainability.

Issues and Questions

Planetary Boundaries

Article (Ecology and Society 2009) describes the inherent planetary boundaries that humanity must not cross in order to live sustainably.

Worldmapper

Website presents graphical representations of the ecological footprints of different regions of the world. The per person footprint in the United States is almost 10 times what would be sustainable.

Living Planet Report

Report (World Wildlife Fund 2008) shows the change in biodiversity over the past few decades and indicates the rise in the ecological footprint of humans corresponds to decreasing biodiversity.

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