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Thousand Ways to Approach Sustainability

Sustainability is no longer an unfamiliar term in today's world. However, if someone asked you to explain it in a single phrase, could you? Fortunately, the UN's World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) answered this question in 1987: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Therefore, sustainability doesn’t just include environmental protection. In 2015, the United Nations further proposed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include both marine and terrestrial conservation.

Our cover stories this issue are themed on two topics: Zero-carbon National Parks, and Technology Applications in Conservation Action. Through these stories, we explore how people are moving toward sustainability along two different paths. Cover Story 1 shares how our National Parks' zero-carbon transition can be seen within Taiwan-Japan exchange, and how Japan demonstrates that national parks can adapt their plans related to transportation, energy, construction, and more to achieve the net-zero carbon goals. Cover Story 2 introduces how our National Parks are applying innovative technologies to conservation of Formosan sika deer, Great cormorants, nocturnal animals, and more, to implement conservation in smarter ways.