What do you understand by the term "Absorptive capacity" of environment?

Ability of resource extraction which is less than it's regeneration Ability to maintain life sustenance  Ability of the environment to absorb degradation None of the above

Ability of the environment to absorb degradation

Absorptive capacity means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation. Many resources have become extinct and the wastes generated are beyond the absorptive capacity of the environment. The result — we are today at the threshold of environmental crisis.