Module on Stepping Lightly on the Earth

3. The way we use the earth’s resources has contributed to the social, cultural, economic, and environmental problems of the world today.

4. . However, our everyday decisions can be a big part of the solution if we adopt more environmentally sustainable lifestyles.

5. What do we mean by sustainable living ?

6. Living sustainably means living in a way that minimizes our negative impact on the planet and its resources to ensure equitable availability of resources for all around the world.

7. Sustainable living involves exercising more care in our use of the earth’s finite resources.

8. We humans have a huge impact on the environment by the choices we make in our daily living.

9. The food we eat the products we use, the way we dispose of them our buying habits … All have real impact on the health of our planet and its people.

10. involves meeting our needs without depleting the environmental, economic, and social resources that future generations will need.

11. We have the choice to make the world more or less sustainable by the way we live.

12. A sustainable lifestyle should not leave a big negative impact or “footprint” behind.

13. Ecological Footprint Quiz www.myfootprint.org

25. If everyone in the world were to live the way most people In the world live, it would take 5 planet earths to support human life.

26. Since we only have one home, our Earth, it is important to learn to “ step lightly” on the earth.

28. What are some ways your school can minimize its impact on the environment? How can you, as a student, contribute to this?

29. We all tread on the world, pressing down on it by the way we live. Some of us tread on the world heavily and leave a large footprint. Let us all step lightly on the earth If we really care for the next generation.

30. Thank You!