"Every moment of our lives we use the resources that nature provides. We breathe the air that encircles our earth. We eat plants grown in the soil and other living species. We use vegetation for food, pasture and shelter. We live in houses made from wood that was once trees, brick that was once clay, steel that was once minerals in the earth. We drink water that falls from the heavens and use it to irrigate the land. We use energy provided by coal and oil or the sun. We depend on nature to supply all our basic needs - air, food, water, shelter, warmth, energy - yet few of us consciously acknowledge these gifts or think about the price nature pays for such generosity. If we are to be a truly sustainable society we need to understand the impacts our lives have on nature and the resources it provides. We need to make decisions that minimise our impact so that the natural systems we are part of can continue and in turn our own lives......." Rebecca Lines-Kelly
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 10:28:19 +0000
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