Buffer zones and buffer strips are the areas between aquatic and terrestrial zones. The best-known buffer strips are wetlands and riparian zones. They can consist of natural or planted vegetation and serve as a place for water and matter storage. The two types of limitations that impact buffer zones are internal limitations and external…
Soil. A living, breathing fundamental component of the world. Without it, we would not be able to grow food. There would be no trees and plants growing to provide us with the delicious oxygen so necessary to our existence. Our water would not be purified. We would more or less just be screwed. Yet, we…
Strong Sustainability: Why Protecting Natural Capital is Non-Negotiable The concept of sustainability is still developing. New information provides new insights and the tools to work towards a future more capable of enduring the tests of time. Until recently, humans operated under the assumption that natural resources could be exploited indefinitely without harming the larger system….