Publisher : UNEP
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Publication year : 2011
Thematic : Environmental Education
Language : English
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The Biosphere II Experiment1, started in 1991, tried and failed to generate sufficient
breathable air, drinkable water and adequate food for just eight people, despite an
expenditure of US$200 million. Even the most advanced space programmes such
as those of NASA have to rely on very basic supplies from the Earth for astronauts
to survive. In contrast, the Earth ecosystem performs those functions every day for
7 billion of us, demonstrating its priceless and irreplaceable role as the sole life
supporting system of humans and as the natural capital of economy. It is obvious that
a Green Economy, defined2 by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as
one that results in “improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly
reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcitiesâ€, is more likely to be realised if
built on a baseline foundation of a healthy, fully functional and resilient ecosystems.
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Keywords : Plastic debris
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje
