{"id":30301,"date":"2025-11-18T02:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=30301"},"modified":"2025-11-28T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:30:39","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"10a2 Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30301\" data-postid=\"30301\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30301 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"ka3b81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ka3b81 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8ibr81 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"p4n481\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_p4n481 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jolh81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_oav081 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_dsyk81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5rby81    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Sustainability Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_91fq81    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>Define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe how climate change relates to sustainability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"98lm81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_98lm81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_nqfr81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_97ra81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>We often hear about &#8220;living sustainably&#8221; and &#8220;sustaining a species&#8221; or a habitat.\u00a0 This section provides a context for the different aspects of sustainability.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ojzm81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ojzm81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_3vyh81 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_u8bg81 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/365134214?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ansf81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rk7o81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Sustainability<strong> g<\/strong>enerally refers to an ability to survive and adapt over time.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"o37d81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_o37d81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_uqaw81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_t4g281   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">For our species, sustainability has two components: preserving Earth&#8217;s natural systems that we are dependent on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> preserving our diverse cultures.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jzjc81 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0trs81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-1024x639.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"orbg81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_orbg81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_axyg81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6meq81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-a-1024x646.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_rrry81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zsoq81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Focus is currently on how to reduce environmental degradation <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> support cultures that may not survive due to limited resources.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"wo4581\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_wo4581 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_mwcf81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_favn81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Often the goal of sustaining human culture, like farming practices, may seem at odds with attempting to save species within their habitats.\u00a0 In recent decades, potential stakeholders have been trying a team approach to improve sustainability on multiple levels.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_tgty81 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/368690367?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"aopl81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_aopl81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_vqff81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_s50a81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a6-les-salmon.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_j9bp81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_78ec81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thinking back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/learning\/living-collections\/aquarium\/#\">anadromous salmon<\/a> story, some species have significant cultural significance and rely on multiple ecosystems for survival.\u00a0 Some people see the ability to sustain other species like salmon as an indicator of whether we can sustain ourselves.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"cacs81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_cacs81 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9g0381 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"inr081\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_inr081 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_wh3181 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8q2s81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One way to think about sustainability of our species is to study other species and ecosystems that have survived over long periods of time.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"1yu481\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_1yu481 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_n1ez81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vwt781 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/principles-1024x659.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_000g81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2hem81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">The three general principles that have emerged from research of sustained species and systems are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">utilizing solar energy, a perpetual resource.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">recycling nutrients over and over.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">varied organisms and environmental characteristics enabling different ways to utilize energy and nutrients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s92k81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the class so far, nutrients cycle through food webs, but energy is lost as ___.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"nnsv81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_nnsv81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oaur81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_32bd81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">From earlier in the class, nutrients cycle through <a href=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/index.php\/envirobio\/interactions\/food-webs\/energy-nutrients\/#\">food webs<\/a>, but energy is lost as ___.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Developing and utilizing perpetual energy sources is considered to be a critical component of sustaining our species into the future.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll have more on this in the <a href=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/index.php\/envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">next section<\/a>.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_27f381 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_saey81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_1665426880.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"1jr381\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_1jr381 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_kj7v81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_hltt81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_597557036.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_qr6c81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5hz581   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nutrient cycling is challenging to mimic in human systems.\u00a0 Recycling takes energy, and many products include materials that are difficult to manage after use.\u00a0 We are still a long way off duplicating the close nutrient cycling found in ecosystems with high biodiversity like tropical rainforests or coral reefs.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"ee0181\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_ee0181 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_qcse81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0cot81 image-top   auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sustain-nutrient-cycling.jpg\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1478\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_8w9v81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ws8f81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/interactions\/food-webs\/decomposers\/#\">Decomposition<\/a> is carried out by ____ and ____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our food supply is directly impacted by these organisms.\u00a0 Sustainability of our species and Earth&#8217;s ecosystems depends on a variety of microscopic organisms and their complex interactions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"4ofv81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_4ofv81 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eq3y81 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_sy9881 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jphc81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jvcn81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Climate Change and Sustainability<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"iq7z81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_iq7z81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ngrh81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ylte81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the most significant environmental issue we currently face is a changing global climate.\u00a0 The others include adequately feeding and providing medical care for our increasing human population.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the two are linked together.\u00a0 Drought is threatening crop yields and infectious diseases are spreading with mosquitoes moving to warming habitats.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the ultimate sustainability challenge: trying to preserve Earth&#8217;s natural systems that we are dependent on and preserve our diverse cultures at the same time.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"vjql81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_vjql81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_j3zy81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_m8f381 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cloudlayers-1024x614.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_iip381 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rv7081   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>The main distinction between <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/biomes\/biosphere\/atmosphere\/#\">climate and weather<\/a> is a matter of\u00a0 ___.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6>Climate models plot anticipated trends based on accumulated weather events over time.\u00a0 Often predictions are not straight forward.\u00a0 For example, some parts of the ocean are warming; others are cooling.\u00a0 Hurricanes are becoming more intense in areas of warmer water, but may become less frequent in cooling water.\u00a0 Communicating this complexity is challenging.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"gu3v81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_gu3v81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7t4u81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5a3481   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">As mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/#\">Guide 8B<\/a>, if you are interested in keeping current with climate data, NOAA.gov is a good place to start because many data sets are available as well as research papers and summary documents.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_m56181 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/367651170?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"96jv81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_96jv81 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_zcjp81 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_yri181 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_7dat81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_veb881   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Our climate is created by atmospheric gases that retain heat.\u00a0 The &#8220;greenhouse gases&#8221; are released into the atmosphere by natural activities like forest fires and volcanic eruptions and human activities like ___________.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_4nlc81 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6igt81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nutcarboncycle-1-971x1024.jpg\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_o6t581 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_fwxk81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_omyl81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1303757494-1024x820.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8x2v81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lyy881   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Oil, coal, and gas are the compressed remains of massive numbers of small organisms that were not fully decomposed.\u00a0 Burning these fuels releases energy, analogous to the heat released from a compost pile.\u00a0 Not only heat is released, greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide are also released.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"duty81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_duty81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_5m5h81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o9fh81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_177769355-1-1024x644.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_66bp81 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_osdc81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">And here lies the problem.\u00a0 We rely heavily on fossil fuels to support our economies, including the production and distribution of food.\u00a0 Alternative energy sources are coming, but the environmental impact appears to already be severe and increasing.\u00a0 Add on to this the shattering effect COVID-19 is having on our global economy.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">This photo is of Miami that is facing challenges associated with sea level rise as well as incoming tropical mosquito species carrying viral diseases.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"t9xv81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_t9xv81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_e3pw81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0pui81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">This is an enormous problem that all generations are now having to deal with.\u00a0 We are all going to need to understand more about sustainability and resource management in the years to come.\u00a0<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_22gv81 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_76vb81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1511628395-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"cxzh81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_cxzh81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rmj281 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z4go81   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>The next section describes resource management, including goals and examples.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"losk81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_losk81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_40vn81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zval81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_vzs581 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lnpg81    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4whw81    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>describe how climate change relates to sustainability?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"vcxc81\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_vcxc81 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oh4w81 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_d36s81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3na481   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Message &amp; Media Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_snr581 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jsis81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k6p081   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Resource Management Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bybb81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ls7h81 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wa1081   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Science Stories Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_caxx81 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #b30e58;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8fp781   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_dp8281\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dk1x81 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jey081 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Message &amp; Media\" alt=\"Message &amp; Media\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\">\n                        Message & Media                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ka1p81\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_duvu81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_z67y81\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9dlh81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Resource Management\" alt=\"Resource Management\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">\n                        Resource Management                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_l1vd81 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fkbc81 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Personal Impact\" alt=\"Personal Impact\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/#\">\n                        Personal Impact                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"4clx406\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_4clx406 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_4 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_kxms406 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1t19406 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lfd0406   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 10<\/h3>\n<h5>Teaching<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_5js5406\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_f8ce406 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_niuk406   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>10A: Science Stories<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_yksn406\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_e2q5406 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_71dg406   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Products Information<\/h3>\n<h5>10A: Quiz &amp; Media<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_1ly7406 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vqqo406 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6mge406   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainability Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":30286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30301","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h1>Sustainability<br\/>Preserving Organisms, Ecosystems, & Human Cultures<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h3><strong>Sustainability Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li><strong>Define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Describe how climate change relates to sustainability.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<h5>We often hear about \"living sustainably\" and \"sustaining a species\" or a habitat.\u00a0 This section provides a context for the different aspects of sustainability.<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/365134214[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Sustainability<strong> g<\/strong>enerally refers to an ability to survive and adapt over time.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">For our species, sustainability has two components: preserving Earth's natural systems that we are dependent on and preserving our diverse cultures.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-1024x639.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-a-1024x646.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Focus is currently on how to reduce environmental degradation and support cultures that may not survive due to limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>Often the goal of sustaining human culture, like farming practices, may seem at odds with attempting to save species within their habitats.\u00a0 In recent decades, potential stakeholders have been trying a team approach to improve sustainability on multiple levels.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/368690367[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a6-les-salmon.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thinking back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/learning\/living-collections\/aquarium\/#\">anadromous salmon<\/a> story, some species have significant cultural significance and rely on multiple ecosystems for survival.\u00a0 Some people see the ability to sustain other species like salmon as an indicator of whether we can sustain ourselves.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One way to think about sustainability of our species is to study other species and ecosystems that have survived over long periods of time.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/principles-1024x659.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The three general principles that have emerged from research of sustained species and systems are:<\/p> <ol> <li style=\"text-align: left;\">utilizing solar energy, a perpetual resource.<\/li> <li style=\"text-align: left;\">recycling nutrients over and over.<\/li> <li style=\"text-align: left;\">varied organisms and environmental characteristics enabling different ways to utilize energy and nutrients.<\/li> <\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the class so far, nutrients cycle through food webs, but energy is lost as ___.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">From earlier in the class, nutrients cycle through <a href=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/index.php\/envirobio\/interactions\/food-webs\/energy-nutrients\/#\">food webs<\/a>, but energy is lost as ___.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Developing and utilizing perpetual energy sources is considered to be a critical component of sustaining our species into the future.\u00a0 We'll have more on this in the <a href=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/index.php\/envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">next section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_1665426880.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_597557036.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nutrient cycling is challenging to mimic in human systems.\u00a0 Recycling takes energy, and many products include materials that are difficult to manage after use.\u00a0 We are still a long way off duplicating the close nutrient cycling found in ecosystems with high biodiversity like tropical rainforests or coral reefs.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sustain-nutrient-cycling.jpg\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1478\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/interactions\/food-webs\/decomposers\/#\">Decomposition<\/a> is carried out by ____ and ____.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our food supply is directly impacted by these organisms.\u00a0 Sustainability of our species and Earth's ecosystems depends on a variety of microscopic organisms and their complex interactions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Climate Change and Sustainability<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the most significant environmental issue we currently face is a changing global climate.\u00a0 The others include adequately feeding and providing medical care for our increasing human population.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the two are linked together.\u00a0 Drought is threatening crop yields and infectious diseases are spreading with mosquitoes moving to warming habitats.\u00a0<\/h6> <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the ultimate sustainability challenge: trying to preserve Earth's natural systems that we are dependent on and preserve our diverse cultures at the same time.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cloudlayers-1024x614.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h6>The main distinction between <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/biomes\/biosphere\/atmosphere\/#\">climate and weather<\/a> is a matter of\u00a0 ___.\u00a0<\/h6> <h6>Climate models plot anticipated trends based on accumulated weather events over time.\u00a0 Often predictions are not straight forward.\u00a0 For example, some parts of the ocean are warming; others are cooling.\u00a0 Hurricanes are becoming more intense in areas of warmer water, but may become less frequent in cooling water.\u00a0 Communicating this complexity is challenging.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">As mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/#\">Guide 8B<\/a>, if you are interested in keeping current with climate data, NOAA.gov is a good place to start because many data sets are available as well as research papers and summary documents.<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/367651170[\/embed]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Our climate is created by atmospheric gases that retain heat.\u00a0 The \"greenhouse gases\" are released into the atmosphere by natural activities like forest fires and volcanic eruptions and human activities like ___________.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nutcarboncycle-1-971x1024.jpg\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1303757494-1024x820.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Oil, coal, and gas are the compressed remains of massive numbers of small organisms that were not fully decomposed.\u00a0 Burning these fuels releases energy, analogous to the heat released from a compost pile.\u00a0 Not only heat is released, greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide are also released.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_177769355-1-1024x644.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">And here lies the problem.\u00a0 We rely heavily on fossil fuels to support our economies, including the production and distribution of food.\u00a0 Alternative energy sources are coming, but the environmental impact appears to already be severe and increasing.\u00a0 Add on to this the shattering effect COVID-19 is having on our global economy.<\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">This photo is of Miami that is facing challenges associated with sea level rise as well as incoming tropical mosquito species carrying viral diseases.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">This is an enormous problem that all generations are now having to deal with.\u00a0 We are all going to need to understand more about sustainability and resource management in the years to come.\u00a0<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1511628395-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5>The next section describes resource management, including goals and examples.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li><strong>define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>describe how climate change relates to sustainability?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Message &amp; Media Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Resource Management Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Science Stories Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Message &amp; Media\" alt=\"Message &amp; Media\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\"> Message & Media <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Resource Management\" alt=\"Resource Management\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\"> Resource Management <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Personal Impact\" alt=\"Personal Impact\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/#\"> Personal Impact <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 10<\/h3> <h5>Teaching<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>10A: Science Stories<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/products\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Products Information<\/h3> <h5>10A: Quiz &amp; Media<\/h5>\n<a 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