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Earth is our home and it provides all the things we need for our survival.

The food and the necessities are obtained by all the living   organisms which exist on this earth. All the living organisms including humans are dependent on the basic resources found in the earth’s environment.

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Global population is on the rise and the people are living longer now due to increase in the life expectancy. The world population has increased many folds; from one billion in 1804 to seven billion in 2011.

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However, this home has limited resources and our collective future will depend upon the successful management and use of these resources. Today the supply of these resources is declining while the demand is increasing.

Erosion of farmland, excessive and overuse of the ground and surface water, diminishing supply of fossil fuels, and extinction of plants and animal species exposes the earth’s ability to provide resources to meet the needs of increasing human population.

We must, therefore, need to preserve our motherland. This preservation can be ensured by sustainable use of resources. Let us now understand the meaning of sustainability and sustainable development.

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Sustainability (sustain + ability) means avoiding the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.

It is concerned with preserving or maintaining resources and using them wisely and judiciously. Everything that we need for our survival and well-beings depends directly or indirectly on our natural environment.

Sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations. For example, forests.

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Sustainable Development refers to the utilization of resources by the present generation in a wise manner so that it could be utilized by the future generations as well.

It is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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The aim of sustainable development is to balance -

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The aim of sustainable development is to balance -

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Economic

Environmental, and

Social needs, which will allow prosperity to current and the future generations.

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Three core areas which contribute to sustainable development were identified in World Summit on Social development in 2005. These pillars are:

Economic Development

Social Development

Environment Protection

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Economic development is to give people what they want without compromising the quality of life and reducing the financial burden.

A country should use its resources efficiently and responsibly in order to maintain sustainability.

For example, earlier the water bottles and the soft drink cans were thrown away, but now they are recycled and reused.

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Social development is about maintaining access to basic resources without compromising the quality of life. Education is an important element of social development, which encourages people to participate in environment sustainability and educate them about the effects of environmental protection.

For example, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which encourages people to maintain cleanliness and keep the environment healthy.

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Environmental protection is an important aspect of sustainable development. Development of technology and biotechnology is a key to sustainability, which will drive our green future.

We take our natural resources for granted and sometimes we forget that those resources are not unlimited. To live in sustainable environment we need to ensure that we are consuming our natural resources at a sustainable rate.