Ahzra Blackwell Q3 Benchmark Reflection

Without Biodiversity and natural resources of the Earth, it would be harder for biotic factors/living organisms to survive. Some human actions associated with altering Earth’s natural systems are burning fossil fuels and deforestation. Individuals, communities, and or nations can live more sustainably by lowering their eco-footprint by using less water, less transportation, reusing clothes, recycling, replacing single-use products like plastic, etc.

This project deepened my understanding of sustainability because it made me think and research more about sustainability in the food industry. This project allowed me to think about the food industry and how to make it more sustainable such as it being healthier and more easily accessible. The project also made me realize that sustainabilty will make a better environment and make the world better however it can take long due to how much we need to work in order to make industries more sustainable. For my industry, I was mostly surprised about the eco-footprint being 13.7 billion metric tons because I didn’t expect the number to be that big even though I expected it to be a lot. I contributed to my project by helping in all of the checkpoints, collabortaing with my group to brainstorm ideas (the names of the company and restaurant, the actual restaurant and fishery, plus the blueprint/layout), working on the slideshow, and assisting with the physical model as well. To end my reflection I am proud of how well everything came together especially because my group and I were stressing about not finishing in time.