The first recorded notion of sustainable forestry is articulated in the Electorate of Saxony.
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John Evelyn advocates an extensive reforestation program and the systematic foundation of forests and parks in England, not least to support the British fleet dependent on wood resources.
Titus Lucretius Carus’s work is an extended reflection on the role of man within nature, influenced by Epicureanism.
Copernicus introduces the idea of a heliocentric universe in which the planets move around the sun.
Vasco da Gama’s journey establishes a sea route between Europe and India.
The Swedish physician and botanist Carl Linnaeus publishes the tenth edition of his book Systema Naturae, which then provides the foundations for modern zoological taxonomy.
Public protests lead to the prohibition of oil drilling in 1970.
William E. Rees and Mathis Wackernagel introduce the concept of an “ecological footprint.”
The World Summit for Sustainable Development (Rio+10) takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
One of the first comprehensive forest surveys takes place in the duchy of Saxe-Weimar.