The document discusses the concept of leaving resources in their pristine state or returning them to that state as a definition of sustainable development. It notes that overexploitation of natural resources over the past 50 years has harmed the environment. It also outlines the nine planetary boundaries that scientists have identified as necessary to maintain a stable environment. Finally, it argues that awareness campaigns and international cooperation are needed to restore degraded ecosystems and reduce consumption to return the planet to a pristine state for future generations.

1. Leave everything in
the pristine state or
return it to its
pristine state
By:
Mirza Muhammad Ahmed
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2. Content
• INTRODUCTION
• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• CONSEQUENCES OF OVEREXPLOITATION
• THE NINE PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
• RETURN THINGS TO PRISTINE STATE
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3. INTRODUCTION
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• The concept of leaving things in the pristine state or
returning them to its pristine state is one of the many
definitions of sustainable development
• In the broadest sense this concept refers to ability to
preserve, maintain or even enhance natural
environment with all its resources
• Goal of this concept is that resources should be
conserved to maintain ecological balance and save
them for future generations.
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4. DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
“Sustainable development is development that meets
the needs of the present, without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
The Brundtland report (1987)
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5. Consequences of overexploitation
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• Unfortunately, humans have done more harm than good over the
past 50 years by exploiting natural resources. That primarily
includes food production and natural ecosystems.
• In 1798 Malthus argued that the tendency of population to grow
geometrically while food production would increase only
arithmetically.
• But Malthus overlooked technological advancement, which would
allow human beings to keep ahead of the population curve with
advances in seed breeding, chemical fertilizers, irrigation,
mechanization and more, the food supply can stay well ahead of the
population curve.
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• The earth’s population has almost doubled since the 70s,
with the consumption of natural resources increasing by 45%
per capita
• Degraded ecosystems take time to recover from
overexploitation, while some might never bounce back even
when exploitation stops
• That might impact the availability of resources like clean air,
food etc. ultimately threatening human existence
Consequences of overexploitation
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7. THE NINE PLANETARY
BOUNDARIES
In 2009, Johan Rockstrom led a
group of 28 internationally
renowned scientists to identify 9
key processes that regulate the
stability and resilience of our
planet
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THE NINE PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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9. Return things to pristine state
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• The earth’s population has almost doubled since the 70s,
with the consumption of natural resources increasing by 45%
per capita
• Degraded ecosystems take time to recover from
overexploitation, while some might never bounce back even
when exploitation stops
• That might impact the availability of resources like clean air,
food etc. ultimately threatening human existence
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10. Return things to pristine state
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• Creating awareness makes it easy to encourage people to
restore and preserve the natural environment by
participating in conservation initiatives and efforts.
• Oil-rich countries, consumables regulatory bodies, and
World Bank should join hands and work towards the
common goal of reducing oil and mineral consumption
worldwide
• Coastal and wetland ecosystems are crucial in sustaining
the food chain . As wetlands are areas with lots of
groundwater that sustain vegetation cover. Also, coastal
ecosystems help to protect marine life from overfishing.
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