1. Trends in Sustainability
Canadian & World Issues

2. Trends in Sustainability
Threats to Sustainability
Consumption of Resources
Perceptions of Sustainability
Protecting the Environment

3. Threats to Sustainability
Environmental Threats

4. Threats to Sustainability
Environmental Destruction by Nature

5. Threats to Sustainability
Environmental Destruction by Humans

6. Causes of Biodiversity Loss
Development
Biotechnology
Use of Fossil Fuels
Pollution
Exploitation
Poverty
Bioinvasion
Policies
See separate slideshow on the
“Causes of Biodiversity Loss”

7. Biodiversity Hotspots

8. Ecological Footprint Transportation Water Use Clothing Recreation Food
Garbage
Living Space

9. Ecological Impact of Nations
This map shows various countries and regions of the world proportionate to their production and consumption of commercially traded fuels. All figures are in million metric tons of oil equivalent.

10. Defining Sustainability
Government Departments and Agencies
Organizations
Experts
The Brundtland Report

11. Who Will Speak for the Trees?