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=The Importance of a Sustainable Environment to Society= When we work or live in a environment, we change it. This is not only a local issue, but a national and global one. As **resources** are used up on a daily basis, there is increasing need for mankind to develop ways of sustaining our resources to make sure future generations are provided for. = = = = In this part of the diploma we'll be looking at how and why we **protect our environment** and the different ELBS organisations that are involved.
 * Sustainable** use of the environment means gaining benefits, whether through developing tourism and harvesting food, in a way that means they can be sustained indefinately without causing long term damage to the environment.

How is this assessed?
This unit of work is the one thing that you will have an exam in during the whole diploma. The exam is not until summer 2010 (towards the end of Year 10), but it will cover all the stuff we do right from the start of the year.

Cotterton
During this unit of work, we'll be thinking about how we can help the Devon town of Cotterton become a 'Transition Town' - somewhere which manages it's own resources in a sustainable way to reduce it's **impact on the environment**.

Each week we'll be considering a different aspect of Cottertons needs and deciding what change and decisions we need to make to help Cotterton become a sustainable community. Click here to check which resources we're covering.