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.
19 languages and billions of euros - an ESUSG workshop report September 2007
These were some of the unexpected numbers presented at a Vienna workshop in September that sought to explore values, uses, and governance of wild resources across Europe. Organised by the European Sustainable Use Specialist Group the workshop also received the first results from the case study, UNWIRE (Using Wild Resources Nationally across Europe). Read more about the workshop and download presentations.
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. 
