defination of Historical usage of the term

The term sustainability is derived from the Latin word sustinere (tenere, to hold; sub, under). “To sustain” can mean to maintain, support, uphold or endure. It is therefore the ability to continue over a long period of time.

Historically, “sustainability” referred to environmental sustainability and simply meant using natural resources in a way so that people in the future (“future generations”) could continue to rely on their yields in the long term. The concept of sustainability, or Nachhaltigkeit in German, can be traced back to Hans Carl von Carlowitz (1645–1714), and was applied to forestry (now: sustainable forest management). He used this term in the sense of a long-term responsible use of a natural resource in 1713 in his work Silvicultura oeconomica.

The idea itself goes back to times immemorial, as communities have always worried about the capacity of their environment to sustain them in the long term. Many ancient cultures, “traditional societies”, or indigenous peoples had or still have practices restricting the use of natural resources by human groups.

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