Sustainable use is often defined as the use of natural resources at a rate that meets the needs of the present human population
but which also allows future generations to use the resource to meet their needs. Which of these BEST illustrates the concept of
sustainable use?
Crops are rotated in a farmers field to maximize grain yields.
A fishing trawler use a large net to catch a school of small fish.
A logging company reseeds and replants in a forested area after cutting
down trees for timber.
Coal is mined using underground tunnels to avoid the destruction of
surface soils by strip mining.