New definition of sustainability overcomes flaw hampering global transformation efforts

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New definition of sustainability overcomes flaw hampering global transformation efforts

(Research Institute for Humanity and Nature ) An interdisciplinary team led by Senior Researcher Dr. Christoph Rupprecht (FEAST Project, RIHN) has revealed a new definition of sustainability that expands the concept to non-human species and their needs. The new definition, published in Global Sustainability, addresses a critical flaw in the original concept of sustainability that was hindering global transformation efforts. Examples from landsca…