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Thoughts For The Future
Published November 9, 2020
I spoke at the 2020 Friends Of Kloofendal annual general meeting. I had a few requests for a copy of the presentation. Instead of emailing text, I recorded an audio file of the presentation.
Just as a spoiled child demands a new toy or a bar of chocolate at the checkout counter, mankind has viewed natural resources with much the same childish bravado. The temptation to desire something, or to exploit a resource as we see fit, is justified by the human perception of ownership. In our attempts to […]
When I was growing up in England in the 1970’s I, like everyone else at that time, watched the news on TV before dinner. From Ethiopians starving to death in their war-torn country, commercial loggers chopping down the Amazon rain forest, and Green Peace harassing Japanese whaling ships, it seemed terrible that mankind could inflict […]
The question of how much do we impact upon the environment can be tricky to answer, simply because we are rarely cognisant the consequences of our actions. So much of our impact is hidden from us either through society, or by the organisations who manufacture the products that we use. For example, consider where your […]
Sustainability is a journey that consists of a bold series of steps that are built on change management, innovation and responsible leadership. It is not something that just happens overnight, but rather a process that all organisations and individuals must undertake.A few years ago, I was taking out my rubbish for collection and decided to […]
When we think about the value of nature in terms of human perception, an automatic thought process rates one aspect over another. Consider the following ways in which we place value on aspects of the natural world: Emotional Value Direct Value Indirect Value Bigger Is Better To answer the question of how much a natural […]
If we think about the relationship between the impact that we have, how we consume and the technology that we use, you’ll see that it’s all interconnected. Irrespective of our lifestyle, the amount of money we earn, or where we live on planet Earth, our impact can be expressed as the following equation: Your Impact […]
Modern man has accomplished many great things. We have been to the moon and back, we fly around the world at supersonic speeds and have even managed to alter life itself in the form of genetically modified organisms. However, if we think that modern civilisation is impervious to the changes that we are all responsible […]
From a pure monetary point of view, a puppy is worth more than a spider. However, which one offers the most benefit to humans and in what way? Which contributes more to human survival and which would have the greater impact if it became extinct? We can answer these questions by considering the benefits that […]
