The consequences of our unsustainable use of these resources has been confirmed by our science, so these people always were objectively right.

If the distance decreases then we are on the road to environmental sustainability, the part of the production that is based on unsustainable use of the environment decreases.

Just like in the West, something that once might have been seen as a wonderful leap forward (indoor plumbing, livable inside temperatures) has spiralled into unsustainable use.

Much of the fertile, organic soil has been depleted due to unsustainable use by farmers over the years.

The organization also works on a number of global issues driving biodiversity loss and unsustainable use of natural resources, including finance, business practices, laws, and consumption choices.

Our news coverage The Guardian was one of the first media organisations to take seriously the threat caused by our unsustainable use of the planet's resources.

Intensive use of ecosystems often produces the greatest short-term advantage, but excessive and unsustainable use can lead to losses in the long term.

The main cause of its decline is unsustainable use of water resources, such as water pollution, extraction for agriculture and damming.

Explosive population growth and unsustainable use of natural resources in China are causing habitat for wildlife to vanish.

The unsustainable use of resources would then lead to Intergenerational inequity.