Using renewable natural resources sustainably means doing so in such a way that does not threaten a species by over-use, yet it will optimise benefits to both the environment and human needs. Sustainably using natural resources, including plants, forests, fish, and other wildlife, is an important conservation tool when addressing the increasing pressures on nature by people.
Sustainable Use: Concepts, Ambiguities, Challenges June 2008
This paper was prepared for an SUSG strategic planning meeting in July 2007. It reviewed and reconsidered the meaning of the term “sustainable use”. It sought to raise questions and stimulate and inform debate, rather than to reach settled conclusions. It comprises a subjective analysis and is informed by Dr. Rosie Cooney's personal observations of and participation in sustainable use debates. Read the report Find out what happened at the meeting
SUSG newsletter published May 2008
The May 2008 issue of Sustainable, the newsletter of the SUSG, is out now.
Rosie Cooney summarises a forward-thinking workshop that explored sustainable use and possible future paths for the SUSG. Read more about this workshop
"...it should be compulsory reading for everyone doing conservation research and projects ‘away from home’...." Robin Sharp CB reviews Conservation and Sustainable Use.'
SUSG Chair, Jon Hutton, looks back over the last few months and welcomes a new recruit to the Sustainable Indicators project.
Rosie Cooney summarises a forward-thinking workshop that explored sustainable use and possible future paths for the SUSG. 
