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What do we mean when we talk of sustainability?
 * =Sustainability in Australia=

A definition of **Sustainability** (from Wikipedia) encompasses the capacity to endure. For humans sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of **stewardship**, the responsible management of resources. In ecology, sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse (bidiversity) and productive over time, a necessary precondition for human well-being. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems...

Sustainability issues in Australia and globally include
> Solar Power > Nuclear Power > Fossil Fuels > Other Alternative Energy sources
 * Ecosystems and Biodiversity
 * Forestry and Paper
 * Water
 * Land
 * Air
 * Minerals
 * EnergyWind Power
 * Consumption
 * Plastics
 * Palm Oil
 * Toxic Clothing

Format
Each is addressed on these wiki pages following the format below with references to relevant news, videos, research, reports, photographs and teaching resources.
 * 8.1 Issues
 * 8.2 Alternatives
 * 8.3 Arguments for
 * 8.4 Arguments against
 * 8.5 Topic Resources