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The ESI ranks countries on 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental.

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1 If you were going to measure a country’s environmental sustainability, what would you measure…….

2 The ESI ranks countries on 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts, contributions to protection of the global commons, and a society’s capacity to improve its environmental performance over time.

3 Attempt a definition yourself- NO GOOGLE Environmental sustainability is….. Using the earth’s resources whilst also conserving them and protecting the environment for future generations

4 Anyone remember the MDG on environmental sustainability?????
It's the seventh Millennium Development Goal: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Targets Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Achieve, by 2020, a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

5 Summarise the policy in 75 words or less
Summarise the policy in 75 words or less!! (link on website: Sustainability – 12b.)

6 Sustainable strategies……
Sustainability in the Bahamas – What do we know? Website: Section Sustainability - 12c. Choose at least one sustainable strategy from the list provided and Evaluate at least one strategy and using the BEST National Environmental Policy in mind…… Please post your one page evaluation of this strategy in your Google Drive File by the beginning of class tomorrow.


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