Week 5: Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice, Part 2

Introduction 

This two-part topic aims to help students construct a link between stewardship and sustainability. With the introduction of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and examples of small and global-scale stewardship projects, this second part aims to delve more deeply into the connections between environmental sustainability, stewardship, and social justice.

In this Week, You Will be Expected to:

  • Add 5-10 new terms to your glossary
  • Consider the roles SIDS play on the global stage
  • Determine stakeholders of an environmental event on a small island and make connections among them
  • Describe practical applications of the concepts of environmental sustainability, stewardship and social justice

Questions to Consider Throughout this Week:

  1. What does quality of life mean to you? What might it mean to someone in a different part of the world?
  2. How does the environment relate to your quality of life? How might it relate to the quality of life of someone who lives on an island state?
  3. Who has the power to influence environmental sustainability in your community?

Readings and Content

1. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 

Defining Characteristics

Unique Challenges and Issues

Connections to Environmental Sustainability 

 

Connections to Social and Environmental Justice 

What Global Role do SIDS Play? 

2. Stewardship and Sustainability 

Making the Connection

What Kinds of Stewards Are We Around the Globe? 

Farming and Raising Animals

Browse the following:

Humans’ Effect on Biodiversity

Additional Resources You May Find Useful

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Global EdD (taught doctorate) in Remote Pedagogy and Stewardship Copyright © by Kara Ghobhainn Smith; David D. Plain; Frank Rennie, Gareth Davies, UHI, Thu Le; Clinton Beckford, Loretta Sbrocca; and ShiJing Xu, Chenkai Chi, Yuhan Deng, University of Windsor, Canada is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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