Environmental sustainability is maintaining the ____ of natural resources. It means using only what you ____ and replacing what you use by either re-growing it (plants) or farming (animals). ____ practices ensure there are enough resources for everyone. They are important because if we keep using natural resources without replacing them, we will soon run out. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use their knowledge of the Australian land in order to hunt and gather foods in a way that does not deplete the vegetation and animal species. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, the land is part of their ____. They were able to live with an abundance of food and ____ resources by ensuring the maintenance of the natural resources were kept. Men were ____ and would only source food in their own land area and only hunt specific animals each season. They would avoid hunting animals during the breeding season and did not hunt ____ animals. Hunting young animals stops them from growing into larger and more useful animals that can be hunted later. They would leave some eggs behind in a nest so they can hatch and be used during the following ____. Women ____ other food types, including insects, fruit, root vegetables, berries, and nuts. They would not take more than they need; for example, leaving honey for the bees to work with and enough ____ to make sure new plants would grow. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples used ____ to manage the land in a variety of ways. They ____ lit bushfires at the end of summer to promote new ____ and clear thick undergrowth areas to reduce the ____ of naturally occurring bushfires. The ash from the fire provided an effective fertiliser for new plants to grow, which in turn would ____ animals to come and graze.

Indigenous Sustainability

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