| Sustainability is the talk of the hour and refers to | | | | disappearance of many species leading to |
| the longevity of the human economic systems | | | | extinction. Global warming is slowly taking a toll on |
| with minimum impact on the environment. | | | | our lives, at its own pace. People fail to realize |
| Sustainability also refers to major global concerns | | | | that the impacts of this ecological crisis can be |
| such as oil depletion and global warming due to | | | | devastating and non-curable. It has therefore |
| climatic changes. In a nutshell, sustainability is about | | | | become mandatory to take initiatives and spread |
| sustaining oneself by sufficiently meeting needs in | | | | awareness among the entire population. |
| the present without making compromises for the | | | | Various ecological societies in the European |
| future generations. | | | | continent have joined hands and formed the |
| The study of life, the environment, relations | | | | European Ecological Foundation (EEF). |
| between the organisms and their environment, | | | | Representatives and elected members of the |
| climatic conditions attribute to Ecology. Ecological | | | | different member societies form the council of |
| crises have cropped up due to unfavorable | | | | EEF. The primary objective of this organization is |
| environmental conditions which pose as a threat | | | | to promote the science of ecology in Europe. The |
| to survival of species. An increase in temperature, | | | | EEF brings together all ecological scientists in |
| predation, less rainfall, over population can all lead | | | | Europe to discuss matters of interest. The |
| to varies crisis situations such as extinction or | | | | discussion on ecology is shared throughout the |
| global warming. Some of the ecological crises | | | | community of scientists through publications and |
| faced by us in the recent past include the Exxon | | | | meetings. The EEF promotes collaboration on |
| Valdez Oil Spill in 1989, off the Alaska coast; crisis | | | | matters that have a pan-European context, |
| of the ozone layer hole; nuclear meltdown in 1986 | | | | interacts with and lends support to other |
| at Chernobyl, volcanic eruptions, deforestations, | | | | international organizations. |