{"id":1846,"date":"2019-02-28T15:08:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/health\/?page_id=1846"},"modified":"2020-03-11T11:24:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T18:24:14","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/resources\/student-health-101\/environmental-wellness\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>sustainability<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"408\" class=\" wp-image-2575 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9-1080x520.png 1080w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/1-9.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Sustainability Important?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Food Shortages:\u00a0Studies suggest\u00a0crop productivity in America is declining by 2-4% annually due to climate change. This continued decline could lead to a food shortage (or the need to import things like grains, cereals, vegetables, and meats). It could also mean significantly higher prices on everyday staples like bread, butter, and milk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">More Forest Fires:\u00a0The Pacific North\u00a0West is expected to experience more frequent and more disastrous forest fires as global warming progressively gets worse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Decreased Snow Fall: As climates continue warming, snow fall will drop dramatically and potentially stop altogether in some places.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Increased Diseases and Travel Limitations: As waters continue rising from the melting of icecaps, expect more insect-borne diseases like Zika to pop up as well as tick-borne viruses like Lyme disease. Prepare for limitations on where and when you can travel to certain parts of the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Limitations on Fishing and Hunting:\u00a0Warming waters from climate change will greatly alter fish distributions in different parts of the world and even make some species extinct. Above the water, changes in habitats and increased use of land as other parts of the country become less inhabitable means lower populations of commonly hunted animals such as deer or boars.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The 4 R&#8217;s of Sustainability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"408\" class=\" wp-image-2576 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10-1080x520.png 1080w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/2-10.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to Take Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"408\" class=\" wp-image-2579 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1-1080x520.png 1080w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/5-1.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"408\" class=\" wp-image-2577 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9-1080x520.png 1080w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/3-9.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"408\" class=\" wp-image-2578 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2-1080x520.png 1080w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/health\/files\/2020\/03\/4-2.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dummies.com\/education\/science\/environmental-science\/ten-ways-to-live-sustainably\/\">10 Ways to Live Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/programs\/population_and_sustainability\/sustainability\/live_more_sustainably.html\">12 Ways to Live More Sustainably<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theminimalistvegan.com\/live-a-more-sustainable-lifestyle\/\">100+ Simple Tips to Live a More Sustainable Lifestyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentalscience.org\/sustainability\">What is Sustainable and Why is it Important?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On Campus Resources:<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/housing\/resident-resources\/the-green-team\/eat-green\/\">WOU Dining<\/a><\/span> offers sustainable options for students.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/greenteam\/\">The Green Team<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/mail.wou.edu\/wou-campus-garden\/\">WOU Campus Garden<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/greenteam\/sustainabilty-at-wou\/recyclecompost\/#ffs-tabbed-13\">Recycling Availability<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sustainability Why is Sustainability Important? Food Shortages:\u00a0Studies suggest\u00a0crop productivity in America is declining by 2-4% annually due to climate change. This continued decline could lead to a food shortage (or the need to import things like grains, cereals, vegetables, and meats). 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