... development - It needs to be defined to meet and respect the particular needs and circumstances of individual countries, societies and cultures. Sustainable Development is a progress that can go on year after year. It efficiently uses, but does not waste natural resources and it should lead to an improvement of people's quality of life and standard of living. This improvement should be achieved without wasting resources or destroying the environment; improvements should not just benefit people today, they should be still there for future generations to share. Commercial Logging is an example of inefficient use of a non-renewable source - trees. o After the forest clearance, the soil quickly loses its fertility and so it can't support new growth. o Heavy machinery squashes the soil and damages the means of drainage. o Soil left without tree cover is quickly washed away by rain and not enough soil is left for new plants ...

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