Earth systems are being stressed by GHGs (green house gases) in ways that the systems have not previously experienced during the existence of human beings. Sustilience is a word coined from two important contemporary concepts pertaining to the future of Civilization or “life as we know it”; namely, Sustainability and Resilience. Sustilience expresses the significance of the potential for producing long-lasting, reliable organizational results through climate remediation projects that have employed the simultaneous objectives of both sustainability and resilience.
There may have never been a period of time in human history when the balancing of these two concepts has been as urgent for the future generations of Earth’s civilization. The human population is increasing, global temperatures are rising, biodiversity is declining and none of these trends seems amenable to a “quick fix” with any type of “silver bullet” solution.
Sustilience describes a “state of being” that represents maintaining a balance between adaptation and determination (Resilience) and the effort to remain viable based on natural resource conservation or ”regeneration”. At the same time “politically acceptable” governance usually needs a time horizon extending into future generations (Sustainability). After reviewing several successful disaster recovery efforts as well as responses to increased levels of atmospheric carbon, sustainability and resilience are among the key factors in most successful efforts.
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