Sustainable development can be defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To a very large extent sustainable development has been contributed mainly by the environmental factor. The environmental factor consists of quite a good number of issues And these are Air, Water, Land, Animals and Plants plus minerals and all these can be explained below;

Air:

This is the mixture of all the gases Air has got so many uses. For example it can be used in Hospitals as a source of Oxygen. This is also another way of how the air has contributed to sustainable development.

Air is also very important in That it also plays a role in the growth of plants. This is also a development as these plants do grow the output that is got from them can be used for exchange purposes and therefore this is also a sustainable development as it encourages foreign exchange. Air has some hindrances. For example there is pollution. This is mainly concerned with the Industries. These do pollute the air and in the end this hinder sustainable development. This pollution will hinder the future generation to meet their future needs of clean air.

Air can still be preserved through the three-cycle method. This is mainly used in the diesel engine. So when the above method is being used, the air that will come out will be pure and therefore the pollution of the air can be preserved through that method. And through the preserving, air there will be a sustainable development.

Water can also be used in quite so many ways to contribute to sustainable development. For example it can be used for transport. The use of water for transport has provided cheap transport. By the increasing number of people using water transport, business increases and hence a sustainable development.

Water can also be used for the domestic purposes. For example in homes water is used for washing cooking among all the others and therefore the water to some extent (large one) has also led to the sustainable development.

Water can also be used for irrigation purpose. The use of irrigation has also led to the development of so many people's standard's of living as they are now able to plant their crops and at least get some thing. Therefore the water to a very large extent has also encouraged sustainable development e.g. Mubuku Irrigation Scheme in Western Uganda.

Water can also be used in so many industries. For example Industries like Coca-Cola use the water in processing and improving their products and this will be able to make them earn foreign exchange from their products that the industries are using and hence a sustainable development.

Water can also be hindrance. For example water pollution can also be a hindrance. If the near by Industries dump their wastes in the near by water bodies then that will be a hindrance and hence there will be no sustainable development. The dumping of the Industrial wastes can also be a hindrance in that they don't favour the fish in water. And therefore this will not be a sustainable development.

The water still can be preserved through the following. For example purification by filtration of sewage to water and even treatment. Therefore if all those are done then there can be sustainable development. Therefore the water to a very large extent has led to sustainable development.

Land

This has also led to sustainable development. For example it is on land that all the infrastructures are being constructed. For example Industries, roads, schools and all the others. These have also led to sustainable development for example the industries are able to make products which products can also earn foreign exchange and hence a development.

Land has some minerals and all these are under the natural resources. Some of the minerals Include gold, diamond among all the others. It should be noted that these minerals could be used in quite a very good number of things. For example gold can be used for a lot of things e.g. watches among all these others. Therefore the use of these minerals has also led to a sustainable development.

Land has also led to sustainable development in that it is on land that farmers do grow their crops. For example matooke, cassava and the others. So many (farmers) can use all these and help them to earn a living and this has also encouraged foreign exchange with the outside countries. Therefore land has also contributed to sustainable development to quite a very large extent.

Land also has a good number of hindrances. For example the poor methods of farming also do hinder the land very much. If the farmers do use the poor methods of farming then the land will not be productive and hence a hindrance to the farmers.

Land can also be hindered through the dumping of toxic wastes. For example polythene paper wastes from Industries among all the others. These are also a hindrance to the productivity of land.

Land can also be prevented from all those hindrances firstly through the application of fertilisers. These can also be able to Improve greatly on the productivity of Land.

Land can also be preserved through the government enforcing strict measures on the Industries so that they donot dump all their wastes anywhere. Therefore that is also another way through which land can be made productive and hence contributing to the sustainable development.

Animals and Plants

These are also of great importance to the sustainable development. For example they can both be used as a source of food. This can also lead to sustainable development in a way that as the food is got it can be used for foreign exchange, selling and the farmers getting money among all the others.

The plants and animals can also be used for tourist attraction. It should also be noted that as the tourists do come in, they increase the rate of foreign exchange and there will be a sustainable development.

The plants can also be used as a source of herbs. For example these herbs can be able to cure malaria and as a result of people being curved, there will be a sustainable and therefore the plants and animals to a very large extent do contribute to sustainable development.

The plants and animals also have some handcars. For example for the animals there's poaching and for the animals therefore pests and diseases. These all do hinder the sustainable development and in the end there will be a stand still in the development. The plants can also be hindered by unreliable rainfall. These will hinder the sustainable development.

The above hindrances can all be over come through the government enforcing strict measures on the tourists and the people themselves so that the animals are not being killed. And by doing this there will be sustainable development.

And for the plants fertilisers should be supplied to the farmers to prevent the pests and diseases. Therefore if all these are being done there will be a sustainable development. Therefore the plants and animals to a very large extent have also contributed to the sustainable development.

The minerals have also contributed greatly to the sustainable development. For example the minerals can be able to be used as source of earning foreign exchange to the country. The minerals can also be used for different purposes. For example they can be processed and they are used in the making of salt, cement and all the others. The minerals also provide metals for different purposes. These metals can be used in the making of alloys and so many others. Therefore these all together have also contributed to the sustainable development.

This is also associated with some problems. For example there is lack of labour and also smuggling. These can al hinder the minerals and hence a hindrance in sustainable development.

All those problems can be prevented through the government enforcing strict rules so that the problem of smuggling can be overcome. About the problem of labour the country should make sure that there's efficient labour to enable the sustainable development. Therefore if all those are being done then there can be a sustainable development. But all these factors to a very large extent have contributed to the sustainable development.

In conciliation therefore the environment factor to a very great extent leads to sustainable development.

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