Module 5: Stewardship and Sustainable Prosperity
Summary and Youth Forum
This section introduced you to concepts of stewardship and environmental sustainability. For many, economic globalization is an inevitable part of contemporary life and a necessity for prosperity. A growing awareness of the legacies of economic globalization on the environment and the prosperity of future generations has created a call for action to prevent further environmental damage to the planet. There are diverse perspectives on whether globalization is the tool for creating change.
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deforestation:Â the loss of areas of trees because of clear-cutting or urbanization desertification:Â the transition of a viable and vibrant area of land into a desert-like condition due to overexploitation or climate change environmental sustainability:Â the condition of maintaining the current state of the environment without further damage in the future genuine progress index:Â an indicator of the sustainable prosperity of a country through the measure of the value of positive non-economic factors, such as volunteerism and education, against negative factors, such as pollution and crime green space:Â a section of land preserved in its natural state, usually within an urban setting implication:Â potential connection or result urban development:Â the process of a community or land transitioning from rural to urban |
Embrace or Resist?
To what extent should globalization be embraced or resisted?
You have now completed the lessons in Module 5. Complete the section challenge activity to demonstrate the new understandings you have developed about globalization, environmental stewardship, and sustainability.
In this section challenge you will analyze the implications of economic globalization on the environment and sustainability. There are three graded activities in this section challenge.
Assignment
Please complete the Youth Forum Opening Statement Assignment at this time.
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