What Matters/Stewardship and Sustainability

Stewardship and Sustainability

A planetary disk of white cloud formations, brown and green land masses, and dark blue oceans against a black background. The Arabian peninsula, Africa and Madagascar lie in the upper half of the disk, while Antarctica is at the bottom.

A color image of Earth as seen from Apollo 17

Seven billion people share the limited resources of our magnificent planet. We have a responsibility to conserve resources and live sustainably so we do not jeopardize the ability of future generations to enjoy our earth.

Assignment:

Meet the Millennium Development Goals
Live within Earth's Limits to Growth. Adopt some of the creative environmental solutions suggested in that course. Work toward attaining a stable ecological equilibrium.
Continue to fulfill the intent of the Agenda 21 action plan, updated as needed.
Practice the virtue of Simplicity. Choose to live more simply.

Suggestions for further reading:

Meadows, Donella H.; Jorgen Randers; Dennis L. Meadows (2004). Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update. Chelsea Green. p. 368. ISBN 978-1931498586.
Brown, Lester R. (2009). Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 384. ISBN 978-0393337198.
Jackson, Tim (2011). Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet. Routledge. p. 288. ISBN 978-1849713238.
Heinberg, Richard (2011). The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality. New Society Publishers. p. 336. ISBN 978-0865716957.
Eisenstein, Charles (July 12, 2011). Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition. Evolver Editions. ISBN 978-1583943977.

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