Sustainability
What
Is Sustainability?
Thriving
people in a livable world. That's what
sustainability is really all about: People
everywhere able to live a quality life without
sacrificing the natural resources that future
generations will depend on.
Understanding
Population and the
Environment
When you
think of conservation, what issues come to
mind: Habitat loss? Energy consumption? Urban
sprawl? How about human population growth?
While it may not be the first on your list, our
growing numbers do underlie many of the
conservation challenges we face today. The
Izaak Walton League works to raise
awareness of this issue and promote integrated,
common sense solutions that tackle the
relationships between resource conservation and
population growth.
Promoting
Sustainable Communities
Community sustainability is about balancing
economic prosperity and population growth with
resource conservation. People in small towns,
large cities and rural areas in the U.S. and
across the world are exploring ways to create
this balance. The Izaak Walton League works to
raise awareness of how communities can create a
more sustainable future by simultaneously
addressing open space preservation, land use
planning, population growth and economic
opportunity. Click on the title above to read
about three study tours undertaken by League
members and staff that
explored sustainable communities in the
Philippines, Northwest Indiana/Chicago, and
Guatemala.