2. What is Climate Change?
● The long-term shift in local
and global weather patterns
primarily caused by carbon
emissions and the greenhouse
hheffect.
- due to an increase in
human activity over a
long period of time
3. What is Sustainability?
● The ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time.
● “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their needs" -United Nations (1987).
4. The 4 types of Sustainability:
1. Human - aims to maintain and
improve the skills, knowledge, and
experience of humans
2. Social - creates services that
contribute to the framework of
society; in relation to communities,
cultures, and globalization
3. Economic - aims to improve the
standard of living through
efficient use of assets
4. Environmental - aims to improve
human welfare through protection
of natural capital
6. What is Agriculture?
● the science, art, or
practice of cultivating
soil, producing crops,
and raising livestock and
marketing of the
resulting products
7. How we are helping…
Human - Anthropology/
Anthropologists
Social - Create sustainable
communities and improve
quality of life
Economic - conserving
resources
Environmental - reducing
carbon footprint