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carl folke

"Myself, I'm most interested in the Earth's ability to deal with change and continue to develop, what we call resilience."  Read more

question 24: can we put a price tag on natural resources?

If a well-functioning wetland is important for a region, can you calculate its value? If a virgin forest is insurance for the future, how does it appear in the country's GDP? If our planet is to survive, economists and biologists will have to collaborate in developing a whole new kind of balance sheet.  Read more

question 39: what's the price of your lifestyle?

If everyone lived the way the author of this text does, 3.5 Earths would be needed to support the planet's population. Unsettling facts like this spread a sense of guilt... Have you ever really stopped to consider how your lifestyle is affecting the global ecosystem?  Read more