9.4 The environmental dimensions of sustainability

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environmental sustainability

ensuring that the natural environment is used in a way that will preserve resources into the future

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biodiversity

the variety of different plants, animals and microorganisms, their genes and the ecosystems of which they are a part.

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renewable resources

resources that are replenished naturally and over a relatively short periods

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non-renewable resources

resources that are not replenished in a short period, so once they are used they are not available for future generations