Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability

6 important questions on Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability

What is natural capital? (Figure 1.4, p. 9)

The natural resources and natural services that keep us and other forms of life alive and support our human economies.

What are natural services?

Processes in nature (purification of air and water and renewal of topsoil) which support life and human economies.

What are the major causes of environmental problems?

Population growth, wasteful and unsustainable use of resources, poverty and failure to include the harmful environmental costs of goods and services in their market prices.

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What views do people have about environmental problems and their solutions?

Why should we care, are we the most important beings on the planet, are we responsible for protecting ALL species from our actions, or none, is it our ethical obligation to pass the world on as we received it to the next generation, should every person be entitled to equal protection from environmental hazards, how do we promote sustainability?

How do you live environmentally sustainable?

Protect natures capital and live on the income it provides.

How can we work together to solve environmental problems?

Citizens need to work together to find trade-off solutions and try to agree on shared visions of the future.

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