Question | Answer |
why do we depend on healthy ecosystems? | to meet our basic needs: to grow our food, to provide us with clean water and to supply us with building materials and clothing |
if you have a big ecological footprint, what does that mean? | it menas that you consume, use and throw things out more. in other words, you have more that is affecting the environment |
what is the average north american footprint? what does it mean? | 12.4 hectares. it means that the average north American needs 12.4 hectares of earths space to support his or her lifestyle |
what are 3 things we can do to become stewards? | we have to learn more about the environment, we have to change our behaviours in order to care for the environment and we have to tell other about what we have learned and how they can help too |
describe preserving | to preserve an area that has not yet been touched by humans |
describe conserving | using ecosystems wisely and within reason |
what are the "3 R's" | reduce reuse recycle |
describe restoring | repairing damage done by human activity |
what is traditional knowledge | experience, wisdom, and practises gained by aboriginal peoples over many generations |
what ares does traditional knowledge include | farming, fishing, health, forestry, hunting, and environmental management |
how is traditional knowledge passed on | through stories. poems, music, art, rituals, and laws |
what has traditional knowledge played a key role in | public education |
where are most aboriginal communities located | area that have large amounts of natural resources |
what did the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Anishinabek nation agree to do | to work together to help manage the great lakes waters systems in a sustainable way |