It is the consumers of the rich nations of the temperate northern regions of the world who are primarily responsible for the ongoing loss of natural wealth in the tropics.
The ecological footprint allows us to measure the pressure on resources of any population. Currently there is about a four-fold disparity between the world's wealthy and poor nations.
We are overdrawing on the world's natural capital. This goes unnoticed unless we get some sort of bank statement to tell us that we are overdrawn. Clearly this overdraft is unsustainable.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.