'''Sustainability''', in a broad sense, is the capacity to endure. It can be defined as the ability of an [[ecosystem]] to maintain ecological [[process]]es, [[function]]s, biodiversity and productivity into the future. 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. | '''Sustainability''', in a broad sense, is the capacity to endure. It can be defined as the ability of an [[ecosystem]] to maintain ecological [[process]]es, [[function]]s, biodiversity and productivity into the future. 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. |