top of page
The Sixth Great Extinction
Solutions
Understanding that everything we buy or produce has an ecological cost somewhere in the world is paramount. Food does not come from the grocery store and computers do not come from the local mega-mart.
Change the way we view nature
Nature is not an asset to be traded, it is essential to our livelihood and
wellbeing. Perpetual development equals perpetual ecological
degradation.
Change our economic system so it values nature
External costs to nature upon which economic systems are dependent are
given no monetary value. To ensure a stable economic system a stable
ecosystem is required.
End public subsidies that damage nature
Fisherman are paid to empty seas, farmers are paid to devoid areas of
nature and fill them with monocultures.
Reduce human inequality
As resources are consumed by wealthier populations poorer populations
are forced to take jobs in deforestation and overfishing.
Give places back to nature
Protected lands and oceans are rarely untouched by human
activity nor are they forever off limit to development or commercialization.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/16/five-ways-to-stop-mass-extinction?commentpage=1
"Embodied energy is the energy consumed by all of the processes associated with the production of a building, from the mining and processing of natural resources to manufacturing, transport and product delivery." This is the true cost of a product, not just what leaves our bank account.
bottom of page