• economic management and environmental management are often seen as conflicting

  • major contributors to environmental degradation:

    • eco growth
    • rising affluence
    • growing world population
  • Ecologically sustainable development involves :: conserving and enhancing of resources so that ecological processes and quality of life are maintained.

    • any development must be balances against its impact on the environment
  • anthropocentric (human-centred) behaviour is described as:
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  • short-term exploitation of natural resources that can deplete and permanently damage the environment,

    • reducing productivity in the long run.