Stewarship also means using Natural resources efficiently. There are opportunities for dialogue between citizens and owners or managers of natural resource lands whose management has significant ecological, economic, and social consequences for the community. Forge Connections Communities may find more success by working with other communities in a region or watershed than if each pursues the same goals separately. Communities that work together are often able to share resources, allowing them to be more effective in advancing toward their social, economic, and ecological sustainability. The community has built positive working relationships with outside agencies and organizations that allow it to gain access to outside assistance, including information, technical assistance, and financial assistance.
Businesses work together when it is in their self-interest to do so.
Promote Equity Equity or fairness is a fundamental element of sustainability. Activities within the community do not unfairly impact people in other communities within the region, state, country, and other parts of the world. The community practices equity in relationship to the environment by respecting other forms of life and passing on a healthy environmental legacy to the future.