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  • 可持续发展

    Comparison of a clear and smoggy view of a historical site in Beijing.

     

    Is there another way?
    ::还有别的办法吗?

    Visibility in Beijing is sometimes so bad that the airport must be closed due to smog. In their rush to develop, many nations are making the same mistakes that the developed nations have already made. Can everyone find a more sustainable path?
    ::北京的能见度有时非常差,以至于机场由于烟雾而必须关闭。 许多国家在急于发展的过程中正在犯发达国家已经犯过的同样的错误。 每个人都能找到一条更可持续的道路吗?

    Sustainable Development
    ::可持续发展可持续发展

    Is it possible for all the world’s people to live well and still protect the  planet ? That’s the aim of  sustainable development . Its goals are to:
    ::全世界人民能否过上美好生活并仍然保护地球? 这是可持续发展的目标。 其目标在于:

    1. help people out of poverty.
      ::帮助人们脱贫。
    1. protect the environment.
      ::保护环境。
    1. use resources no faster than the rate at which they are regenerated.
      ::资源使用速度不快于资源再生的速度。

    A smaller human  population  is part of the solution. Studies show that educated women have fewer and healthier, children. Educating women (and men) is a long-term goal of population control.
    ::研究显示,受过教育的妇女、儿童、受教育妇女(和男子)的人数越来越少,教育妇女(和男子)是控制人口的长期目标。

    Developing new technologies can help. For example, fish farming can feed people good healthy  protein . The farming must be done in an environmentally sound way.
    ::例如,养鱼养殖可以养活人们健康的蛋白质,养殖必须以无害环境的方式进行。

    Better use of resources is another part. For example, when forests are logged, new trees should be planted.
    ::更好地利用资源是另一部分,例如,在砍伐森林时,应种植新的树木。

    Citizens can change their behavior to reduce the impact they have on the planet. They can demand that products are produced sustainably. People can consume less. They can think about the impact they have when they do consume.
    ::公民可以改变他们的行为,以减少他们对地球的影响。他们可以要求产品可持续生产。人们可以减少消费。他们可以思考消费时的影响。

    Everyone can help in the effort. What will you do?
    ::每个人都能帮忙,你会怎么做?

    Summary
    ::摘要

    • Sustainable development tries to bring people up to certain minimum living conditions. This must be done without doing further damage to the environment.
      ::可持续发展试图使人民达到某些最低的生活条件,而不应对环境造成进一步损害。
    • To develop sustainably, the human population must stabilize or decrease.
      ::为了可持续地发展,人口必须稳定或减少。
    • Resources must be developed and used consciously and in environmentally sound ways.
      ::必须有意识地以无害环境的方式开发和使用资源。

    Review
     ::回顾

    1. How can population growth be decreased?
      ::如何降低人口增长?
    1. What are the goals of sustainable development?
      ::可持续发展目标是什么?
    1. What are some ways that you and your family can live more sustainably?
      ::你和你的家人能以什么方式更持久地生活?

    Explore More
    ::探索更多

    Use the resource below to answer the questions that follow.
    ::利用以下资源回答以下问题。

    1. Explain sustainable development.
      ::解释可持续发展。
    1. What are renewable energy sources?
      ::什么是可再生能源?
    1. Why aren't fossil fuels sustainable sources of energy?
      ::为什么化石燃料不是可持续的能源?
    1. Why didn't the United States sign the Kyoto treaty?
      ::为什么美国不签署京都条约?
    1. List examples of renewable energy sources.
      ::可再生能源的例子。
    1. What can we do to reduce our carbon footprint?
      ::我们能做些什么来减少碳足迹?
    1. How can we reduce the demand for fossil fuels?
      ::我们如何能够减少对矿物燃料的需求?