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A C EcomunicipalitiesAccountability Carrying capacity Economic dimensionAgriculture Compostable EcosystemAir pollution Compost toilets Eco villagesAutomation Conserve (to) Energy saving lamps

B Cross-cultural experience Environmental badgeBearable D EnvironmentalistBasic needs Deforestation Environmental sustai

nabilityBio-diversity E Equitable

Earth charter Ethical valuesExtinctions

F H LFood processing Hydraulic turbines Light pollution

Forestry I Living conditions

Fossil fuels Industrial revolution

Long term capacity

G Intergenerational equity

Genetic diversity

M Pollution Revive growth

Management of human consumption

Population control SMechanical engineering Poverty Scrappage bonus

Meet needs Preserve(to) Self sufficient

N R Social dimension

Natural cycles Radioactive contamination

Soil contamination

Noise pollution Renewable energies Solar chimney power plants

P Resource base

Photovoltaics

Sustainability V

Sustainable development

Viable

Sustainable tourism WSynthetic fertilizer Waste separation

T Water pollution

Transition Water shortage

Accountability Accountability 10001000

Vastuullisuus (fi)Responsabilité (fr) Rechenschaftspflicht(ge)Responsabilità (it)Zodpovednosť (sk)

Accountability is a new social standard for building sustainability. AccountAbility 1000 is a not-for-profit certification and research organization founded in the UK in 1995. The 1000 Series is AccounAbility’s guidelines for reporting on social, environmental and ethical performance.


AgricultureAgricultureMaatalous (fi)Agriculture (fr)Landwirtschaft(ge)Agricoltura (it)Poľnohospodárstvo (sk)

Agriculture is the economic activity that consists in the cultivation of species vegetables. The main purpose of agriculture is to obtain produced of the plants to use to alimentary scope or not, but other purposes are

possible also that they do not preview necessarily the removal of the products.


Air PollutionAir PollutionIlman saastuminen (fi)Pollution de l’air (fr)Luftverschmutzung (ge)Inquinamento atmosferico (it)Znečistenie ovzdušia (sk)

The release of chemicals and particulates into the

atmosphere. Common gaseous pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur

dioxide,chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrogen oxides

produced by industry and motor vehicles. Photochemical ozone and smog are created as

nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons

react to sunlight.


AutomationAutomationAutomaatio (fi)Automatisation (fr)Automatisierung (ge)Automazione (it)Automatizácia (sk)

The term identification technology that uses automation control systems (such as logic circuits or processors) to control machines and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. It is accomplished by performing repetitive tasks or complex, but even if you have to call security or certainty of the Tourism is the practice, the action taken by those traveling and visiting places for the purpose of entertainment, knowledge and education. action or simply for convenience.


BearableBearableSiedettävä (fi)Durable (fr)Tragfähig (Ge)Sopportabile (It)Znesiteľný (sk)

Capable of being borne though unpleasant. In reference to the sustainability the term indicate it can / need to adopt best practice to do e.g. “the weather more bearable”.


Basic needsBasic needsPerustarpeet( fi)Besoins fondamentaux (fr)Grundbedürfnisse (ge)Bisogni primari (it)Základné potreby (sk)

The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty. It attempts to define the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well being, usually in terms of consumption goods. A traditional list of immediate "basic needs" is food (including water), shelter, and clothing. Many modern lists emphasize the minimum level of consumption of 'basic needs' of not just food, water and shelter, but sanitation, education and healthcare


Bio-diversityBio-diversity

Luonnon monimuotoisuus (fi)Biodiversité (fr)Artenvielfalt (ge)Biodiversitá (it)Bio-diverzita (sk)

Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or an whole planet. Rapid environmental changes generally cause extinctions. The 99.9 percent of species that existed on Earth are now extinct.


Carrying Carrying capacitycapacitySietokyky (fi)Capacité de charge (fr)Tragfähigkeit (ge)Capacità di carico (it)Nosnosť (sk)

The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment. In population biology, carrying capacity is defined as the environment's maximal load, which is different from the concept of population equilibrium.


Climate changeClimate changeIlmastonmuutos (fi)

Changement climatique(fr)

Klimawandel (ge)

Cambiamento climatico (it)

Klimatická zmena (sk)

Climate change is a long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years.

n recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate. It may be qualified as anthropogenic climate change, more generally known as global warming or anthropogenic global warming


CompostableCompostableKompostoituva (fi)Compostable (fr)Kompostierbar (ge)Compostabile (it)Kompostovateľný (sk)

This is pretty close to biodegradable plastic but "greener". The plastic to be considered as compostable, it must be able to break down into carbon dioxide, water and biomass at the same rate as paper. It also needs to look like compost, should not produce any toxic material and should be able to support plant life. Compostable items are made from plant materials such as corn, potato, cellulose, soy and sugar.


Compost toiletsCompost toiletsKomposti wc (fi)Compost toilette (fr)Kompost-Toiletten (ge)Compost toilette (it)Suchý záchod (sk)

A composting toilet is an aerobic processing system that treats excreta, typically with no water or small volumes of flush water, via composting or managed aerobic decomposition. This is usually a faster process than the anaerobic decomposition at work in most wastewater systems, such as septic systems.


ConserveConserveSäilyttää (fi)Conserver (fr)Erhalten (ge)Conservare (it)Zachovať (sk)

From the latin word “conservare”, comp. from “cum” (with) and “servare”(to look after ). In sustainability this term refers to water conservation, energy, biodiversity, etc.


Cross-cultural Cross-cultural experienceexperience

Monikulttuurinen kokemus (fi)Expériences interculturelles (fr)Interkulturelle Erfahrungen (ge)Esperienze interculturali (it)Interkultúrna skúsenosť (sk)

Cross cultural communication gives opportunities to share ideas, experiences, and different perspectives and perception by interacting with local people.


DeforestationDeforestationMetsäkato (fi)Déforestation (fr)Abholzung (ge)Deforestazione (it)Odlesňovanie (sk)

Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a no forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to agriculture or urban use.


The Earth The Earth chartercharterThe Earth Charter (fi, fr, ge, it, sk)

Is an Unesco document that suggests us, how we can build building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. This document is an agreement among the people of the world. The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the future generations. It is a vision of hope and a call to action.


Eco municipalityEco municipalityEco municipality (fi –ge)Municipalités écologiques(fr)Ecomunicipalità (it)Eko-obce (sk)

An eco-municipality, (also known as an eco-town) is a local government area that has adopted ecological and social justice values in its charter. An eco-municipality is a sustainable development project that recognizes that issues of sustainability are key to all decisions made by government.


Economic Economic dimensiondimensionTaloudellinen ulottuvuus (fi)Dimension économique (fr)Wirtschaftliche Dimension (ge)Dimensione economica (it)Ekonomický rozmer (sk)

The economic dimension is, with the social and environmental impacts, one of the key aspects of sustainable development. Sustainability interfaces with economics through the social and ecological consequences of economic activity. Social, cultural, health-related and monetary/financial aspects have to be integrated into the analysis.


EcosystemEcosystemEkosysteemi (fi)Écosystème (fr)Ökosystem (ge)Ecosistema (it)Ekosystém (sk)

An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving, physical components (abiotic) of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water, and sunlight.


EcovillagesEcovillagesEkokylät (fi)Eco villages (fr)Ökodörfer (ge)Ecovillaggi (it)Eko-obce (sk)

Ecovillages are intentional communities with the goal of becoming more socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. Some aim for a population of 50–150 individuals because this size is considered to be the maximum social network according to findings from sociology and antropology.

Ecovillage members are united by shared economical, social-

economic and cultural-spiritual values. An ecovillage is often composed of people who have chosen an alternative to centralized electrical, water, and sewage systems.


Energy saving lampEnergy saving lampEnergiansäästölamppu (fi)Lampe à économie d'énergie (fr)Energiesparlampe (ge)Lampada a risparmio energetico (it)Energeticky úsporné žiarivky (sk) Also called compact fluorescent

lamps (CFL). These lamps are particular because they have indirect lighting issued by vapor of mercury. Compared to general service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, but they use less power and have a longer rated life.


Environmental Environmental badgebadgeYmpäristömerkki (fi)Badge environnemental (fr)Umweltplakette (ge)Badge ambientale (it)Ekologická značka (sk)

Already from March 1, 2007 onwards, vehicle restrictions in environmental green zones can be issued in cities and local districts in Germany. Therefore the respective zones were specially marked as being green zones by the city or municipality. The first environmental green zones are coming into force as of January 1, 2008 in the cities Berlin, Cologne, and Hanover. As from this date on Germany as well as foreign vehicles are no longer permitted to enter these zones without the environmental badge.


EnvironmentalistEnvironmentalistYmpäristöaktivisti (fi)Environnemental (fr)Umweltschützer (ge)Ambientalista (it)Ekológ (sk)

Are people who work to protect the environment and try to protect the natural world from effects of our industrialized societies.


Environmental Environmental sustainabilitysustainability

Ekologinen kestävä kehitys (fi)Environnement durable (fr)Nachhaltigkeit in allen Bereichen (ge)Sostenibilità ambientale (it)Trvalá udržateľnosť životného prostredia (sk)

Environment Sustainability is one of the three dimensions of the sustainability, that are: environmental, economic, and social . For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being.


EquitableEquitableOikeudenmukainen (fi)Equitable (fr)Ausgewogen (ge)Adeguato /Equo (it)Rovnocenný (sk)

Having or exhibiting equity


Ethical valueEthical value

Eettinen arvo (fi)Valeur éthique (fr)Ethischer Wert (ge)Valore etico (it)Etické hodnoty (sk)

In ethics, value is a property of objects, including physical objects as well as abstract objects (e.g. actions), representing their degree of importance.

Ethical value denotes something's degree of importance, with the aim of determining what action or life is best to do or live, or at least attempt to describe the value of different actions.


ExtinctionExtinctionSukupuutto (fi)Extinction (fr)Aussterben (ge)Estinzione (it)Vymieranie (sk)

In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms, normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the group (although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point).


Food Food processingprocessing

Elintarviketuotanto (fi)Transformation des aliments (fr)Lebensmittelverarbeitung (ge)Trasformazione degli alimenti(it)Spracovanie potravín (sk)

Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform the first ingredients in food or to transform food into other forms of consumption by humans or animals, at home or by food processing industries. Processing food typically takes clean, harvested or slaughtered animal products and uses them to produce attractive, marketable and often long-term food on the market. Similar processes are used to produce animal feed.


ForestryForestryMetsätalous (fi)Forestal (fr)Forstwirtschaft (ge)Silvicoltura (it)Lesníctvo (sk)

Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable continuation of environmental supplies and services.


Fossil fuelFossil fuelFossiilinen polttoaine (fi)Combustible fossile (fr)Fossiler Brennstoff (ge)Combustibile fossile (it)Fosílne palivá (sk)

Fossil fuels are the fuels formed by natural resources derived by the decomposed remains of prehistoric organisms.

Generally these fossil are formed by the fossilized remains of dead plants and animals that are exposed at heat and pressure in the Earth's crust over millions of years.


Genetic Genetic diversitydiversityGeneettinen monimuotoisuus (fi)Diversité génétique (fr)Genetische Vielfalt (ge)Diversità genetica (it)Genetická rozmanitosť (sk)

Genetic diversity is the variation of heritable characteristics present in a population of the same species. It serves an important role in evolution by allowing a species to adapt to a new environment and to fight off parasites. It is applicable to domesticated species, which typically have low levels of

genetic diversity. Studying genetic diversity in humans can help researchers form theories on human origins.


Global warmingGlobal warming

Ilmaston lämpeneminen (fi)

réchauffement de la planète (fr)

Globale Erwärmung (ge)

Riscaldamento globale (it)

Globálne otepľovanie (sk)

Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th-century. According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 20th century. Most of the observed temperature increase since the mid-20th century has been caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouses gases, which result from human activity such as the burning of fossil fuel and deforestation.


Hydraulic Hydraulic turbineturbineHydraulinen turbiini (fi)Turbine hydraulique (fr)Wasserturbine (ge)Turbina idraulica (it)Vodné turbíny (sk)

An hydraulic turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.

Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy source.


Industrial Industrial revolutionrevolutionTeollinen vallankumous (fi)Révolution industrielle (fr)Industrielle Revolution (ge)Rivoluzione industriale (it)Priemyselná revolúcia (sk)

The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the UK, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world.

The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in human history; almost every aspect of daily life was eventually influenced in some way.


Intergenerational Intergenerational equityequitySukupolvien välinen oikeudenmukaisuus (fi)L'équité intergénérationnelle (fr)Generationengerechtigkeit (ge)Equità intergenerazionale (it)Medzigeneračná rovnosť (sk)

Intergenerational equity is a value concept which focuses on the rights of future generations. It is a notion that is implicit in ecological sustainability. However, since skills to facilitate thinking about long term consequences are not typically included in educational curricula, this value is presented as distinct from ecological sustainability to emphasize the need for thinking about how human actions that directly or indirectly degrade the environment in the present will affect future generations of humans and other life forms.


Light pollutionLight pollutionValosaaste (fi)Pollution lumineuse (fr)Lichtverschmutzung (ge)Inquinamento luminoso (it)Svetelné znečistenie (sk)

includes light trespass,over illumination and astronomical interference.


Living Living conditionsconditionsElinolot (fi)Conditions de vie (fr)Lebensbedingungen (ge)Condizioni di vita (it)Životné podmienky (sk)

The term living conditions (quality of life) is used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and societies. The term is used in a wide range of contexts, including the fields of international development, healthcare, and politics. Quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of living, which is based primarily on income. Instead, standard indicators of the quality of life include not only wealth and employment, but also the built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time, and social belonging.


Long term Long term capacity capacity (planning)(planning)

Pitkäaikaiskapasiteetti (fi)Capacité à long terme (fr)Fähigkeit, langfristig zu planen (ge)Capacità (di pianificazione) a lungo termine (it)Dlhodobá schopnosť (sk)

Evaluating organizational needs for a given function or service, based on historic use, staff growth or reduction and business intentions. Five-year or ten-year planning was once viewed as crucial; now three-year planning is much more common, since organizations adapt so rapidly to changing business conditions.


Management of Management of human human consumptionconsumption

Kulutuksen hallinta (fi)Gestion de la consommation humaine (fr)Management des menschlichen Konsums (ge)Gestione del consumo umano (it)Riadenie ľudskej spotreby (sk)

The underlying driver of direct human impacts on the environment is human consumption. This impact is reduced by not only consuming less but by also making the full cycle of production, use and disposal more sustainable. Consumption of goods and services can be managed at all scales through the chain of consumption, starting with the effects of individual lifestyle choices and spending patterns, through to the resource demands of specific goods and services, the impacts of economic sectors, through national economies to the global economy. Key resource categories relating to human needs are food, energy, materials and water.


Mechanical Mechanical engineeringengineering

Mekaniikka (fi)Construction de machines (fr)Maschinenbau (ge)Ingegneria meccanica (it)Strojárstvo (sk)

Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials sciences for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineering emerged as a field during the industrial revolution

in Europe in the 19th century; however, its development can be traced back several thousand

years around the world.


Meet needsMeet needs

Tarpeiden täyttäminen (fi)Répondre aux besoins (fr)Bedarf decken (ge)Soddisfare i bisogni (it)Uspokojovanie potrieb (sk)

The satisfaction of human needs and aspirations is so obviously an objective of productive activity that it may appear redundant to assert its central role in the concept of sustainable development. All too often poverty is such that people cannot satisfy their needs for survival and well-being even if goods and services are available. At the same time, the demands of those not in poverty may have major environmental consequences


Natural cyclesNatural cycles

Luonnon kiertokulku (fi)Cycles naturels (fr)Natürlichen Zyklen (ge)Cicli naturali (it)Prírodné cykly (sk)

Natural cycles balance and regulate Earth and its atmosphere. Human activities can cause changes to these natural cycles. Changes to Earth’s cycles can cause changes in the climates of our planet. The major natural biochemical cycles include the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphate cycles.


PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaicsAurinkovoima (fi) Photovoltaïque (fr)Fotovoltaik (ge)Fotovoltaico (it)Fotovoltaika (sk)

Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect.


Noise pollutionNoise pollutionMelusaaste (fi)Pollution par le bruit (fr)Lärmbelästigung (ge)Inquinamento acustico (it)Nadmerná hlučnosť (sk)

which encompasses roadway noise, aircraft noise,industrial noise as well as high-intensity sonar.


PollutionPollutionSaastuminen (fi)Pollution (fr)Umweltverschmutzung (ge) Inquinamento (it)Znečistenia (sk)

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants.

The major forms are: Air pollution Light pollution Noise pollution Radioactive contamination Soil contamination Water pollution


Population Population controlcontrolSyntyvyyden säännöstely (fi)Contrôle démographique (fr)Bevölkerungskontrolle (ge)Controllo demografico (it)Populačná kontrola (sk)

Population control is the practice of artificially altering the rate of growth of a human population. It’s a government program to limit or decrease population growth with a control education, the wide availability of contraceptives, and economic incentives.


PovertyPovertyKöyhyys (fi)Pauvreté (fr)Armut (ge)Povertà (it)Chudoba (sk)

Poverty describes a wide range of circumstances associated with need, hardship and lack of resources. For some, poverty is a subjective and comparative term; for others, it is moral and evaluative; and for others, scientifically established.


Preserve (to)Preserve (to)

Säilyttää (fi)Préserver (fr)Bewahren (ge)Preservare (it)Uchovať (sk)

The word preserve may refer, in our field of interest, e.g. to:

an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or other special interest, usually protected.


Radioactive Radioactive contaminationcontaminationRadioaktiivinen saastuminen (fi)Contamination radioactive (fr)Radioaktive Kontamination (ge)Contaminazione radioattiva (it)Radioaktívna kontaminácia (sk)

resulting from 20th century activities in atomic physics, such as nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons research, manufacture and deployment.


Renewable Renewable energyenergyUusiutuva energia (fi)Énergie renouvelable (fr)Erneuerbare Energien (ge)Energia rinnovabile (it)Obnoviteľné zdroje energie (sk)

Renewable energy refers to any naturally occurring , theoretically inexhaustible source of energy , as biomass , solar , wind , tidal , wave , and hydroelectric power , that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel .


Resource baseResource baseResurssipohja (fi)Ressourse fondamentale (fr)Ressourcenquelle (ge)Risorsa di base (it)Surovinová základňa (sk)

Resource base are the necessary source for production, growth life of the world’s population. The most important resources base are water, energy and foods.


Revive growthRevive growthKasvun elvytys (fi)Relancer la croissance (fr)Wachstumsbelebung (ge)Rilanciare la crescita (it)Oživiť rast (sk)

Development that is sustainable has to address the problem of the large number of people who live in absolute poverty - that is, who are unable to satisfy even the most basic of their needs. Poverty reduces people's capacity to use resources in a sustainable manner; it intensifies pressure on the environment. Growth must be revived in developing countries because that is where the links between economic growth, the alleviation of poverty, and environmental conditions operate most directly.


Scrappage Scrappage bonusbonusKierrätysbonus (fi)Bonus de mise à la ferraille (fr)Abwrackprämie (ge)Bonus rottamazione (it)Šrotovné (sk)

A scrappage bonus is a government budget program to promote the replacement of old vehicles with modern vehicles. Scrappage programs generally have the dual aim of stimulating the automobile industry and removing inefficient, high emissions vehicles from the road.


Self sufficientSelf sufficientOmavarainen (fi)Autosuffisant (fr)Unabhängig, autark (ge)Autosufficiente (it)Sebestačný (sk)

The concept and philosophy of self sufficient refers to the condition of people, houses, cities, mechanisms, societies, industrial systems, countries that don’t require any external help, support or commercial or diplomatic interactions, this with the aim of assuring a level of constant comfort not conditioned by factors or by external nations; we speak, therefore about an extreme form or personal or collective autonomy.


Social Social dimensiondimensionSosiaalinen ulottuvuus (fi)Dimension sociale (fr)Soziale Dimension (ge)Dimensione sociale (it)Sociálny rozmer (sk)

Social dimension must be considered alongside economic and environmental dimensions within a Triple Bottom Line Approach (incorporating the economic, social and environmental dimensions) to sustainability. While there are no definitive answers, there appear to be some key directions that arise from a studied interpretation of the concept. These include poverty reduction, social investment, and the building of safe and caring communities.


Soil Soil contaminationcontaminationMaaperän saastuminen (fi)Contamination du sol (fr)Bodenverschmutzung (ge)Contaminazione del suolo (it)Kontaminácia pôdy (sk)

Soil contamination occurs when chemicals are released intentionally, by spill or underground leakage. Among the most significant soil contaminants are hidrocarbons,heavy metals, MBTE,herbicides ,pesticides and chlorinated hydrocarbons.


Solar chimney Solar chimney power plantpower plantAurinkotorni (fi)Centrale électrique à énergie solaire (fr)Sonnen-Wind-Kraftwerk (ge)Centrale a camino solare (it)Solárne elektrárne (sk)

The solar updraft tower is a proposed type of renewable-energy power plant. It combines three old and proven technologies: the chimney effect, the greenhouse effect, and the wind turbine. Air is heated by sunshine and contained in a very large greenhouse-like structure around the base of a tall chimney, and the resulting convection causes air to rise up the updraft tower. This airflow drives turbines, which produce electricity.


SustainabilitySustainabilityKestävyys (fi)Durabilité (fr)Nachhaltigkeit (ge)Sostenibilità (it)Udržateľnosť (sk)

Sustainability is the capacity to endure. In ecology the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions.

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Bearable

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Viable

Equitable

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Sustainable Sustainable developmentdevelopmentKestävä kehitys (fi)Développement durable (fr)nachhaltige Entwicklung (ge)Sviluppo sostenibile (it)Trvalo udržateľný rozvoj (sk)

Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come. The most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.“ Sustainable development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges facing humanity.


Sustainable Sustainable tourismtourismKestävä matkailu (fi)Tourisme durable (fr)Nachhaltiger Tourismus (ge)Turismo sostenibile (it)Udržateľný cestovný ruch (sk)

Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. The aim of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development brings a positive experience for the local people, tourism companies and the tourists themselves.


Synthetic Synthetic fertilizerfertilizerSynteettiset lannoitteet (fi)Engrais synthétique (fr)Kunstdünger (ge)Fertilizzante sintetico (it)Syntetické hnojivá (sk)

Synthetic fertilizers today are composed mainly of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compounds with secondary nutrients added. The use of synthetic fertilizer has greatly improved the quality and quantity of the food available today, but their long term used has some negative effect in the environment according to some environmentalist. This kind of fertilizer comes in two forms: solid and liquid.


TransitionTransitionSiirtymäkausi (fi)Transition (fr)Übergang (ge)Transizione (it)Premena (sk)

Transition is a cultural movement engaged in ferrying our society from the current economic model based on a vast availability of cheap oil and on the logic of resource consumption to a new sustainable model independent from oil and characterized by a high level of resilience.


ViableViableToteuttamiskelpoinen (fi)Utilisable (fr)Brauchbar (ge)Vitale/Redditizio (it)Životaschopný (sk)

Viable or viability is the ability of a thing (a living organism, an artificial system, an idea, etc.) to maintain itself or recover its potentialities.


Waste Waste separationseparationJätteiden lajittelu (fi)(fr)Mülltrennung (ge)Raccolta differenziata dei rifiuti (it)Triedenie odpadu (sk)

Recycling involves processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production. Recycling is a key component of modern.


Water pollutionWater pollutionVeden saastuminen (fi)Pollution de l'eau (fr)Wasserverschmutzung (ge)Inquinamento delle acque (it)Znečistenie vody (sk)

by the discharge of wastewater from commercial and industrial waste (intentionally or through spills) into surface waters; discharges of untreated domestic sewage, and chemical contaminants, such as chlorine, from treated sewage; release of waste and contaminants into surface runoff flowing to surface waters (including urban runoff and agricultural runoff, which may contain chemical fertilizers and pesticides); waste disposal and leaching into groundwater; eutrophication and littering.


Water Water shortageshortage

Vesipula (fi) Pénurie d'eau (fr) Wasserknappheit (ge) Carenza di acqua (it) Nedostatok vody (sk)

Water shortage is the possible future consequence of water crisis. Water crisis is a term used to refer to the world’s water resources relative to human demand. someone, for example the Food and Agriculture Organization, said in 2003 that there

is no water crisis but steps must be taken to avoid one in the future.

The major aspects of the water crisis are allegedly overall scarcity of usable water and water pollution.


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