sustainable

sustainable
[[t]səste͟ɪnəb(ə)l[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED You use sustainable to describe the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment.

...the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests...

Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.

Derived words:
sustainability [[t]səste͟ɪnəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N-UNCOUNT

...the growing concern about environmental sustainability.

sustainably ADV ADV with v

It wants timber to come, where possible, from sustainably managed sources.

2) ADJ-GRADED A sustainable plan, method, or system is designed to continue at the same rate or level of activity without any problems.

The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to the long-term future of London.

...a sustainable recovery in consumer spending.

Ant:
unsustainable
Derived words:
sustainability N-UNCOUNT oft the N of n

...doubts about the sustainability of the current economic expansion.


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