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Sustainability
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sustainability | managing the use and consumption of natural resources in a way which allows them to replenish themselves over time and be enjoyed by people in the future |
| mitigation | reducing the impact or severity of an action |
| deforestation | cutting down trees and shrubbery in an area |
| conservation | protecting and managing natural areas so they are preserved for the future |
| depletion | the gradual use or reduction of natural resources until there is very little or none left |
| overconsumption | when people use natural resources faster than they can be replenished |
| recycle | to turn old materials into new objects instead of them going to the landfill |
| bycatch | extra fish caught, during net fishing, that are not the desired species of fish |
| reuse | to use items again instead of throwing them away |
| reduce | to use less of something to create less waste |