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Medieval Spanish ghost town becomes self-sufficient ecovillage ...

Medieval Spanish ghost town becomes self-sufficient ecovillage ... | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
It's a utopian fantasy- discover a ghost town and rebuild it in line with your ideals-, but in Spain where there are nearly 3000 abandoned villages (most dating back to the Middle Ages), some big dreamers have spent the past 3 ...

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ecosystem services

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A bit of perspective on natural systems, ecosystem services, and symbiotic relationships on a wider "community" type scale.  See Ecovision sustainable learning center. 


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Anne Caspari's curator insight, February 17, 7:52 PM

nice trans-lation. 

Bonnie Bracey Sutton's curator insight, April 16, 3:14 PM

great illustrations

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Ignoring natural capital could see countries' credit ratings downgraded

Ignoring natural capital could see countries' credit ratings downgraded | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

"A report by the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) says loss of soils, forests, and fisheries, as well as rising resource costs, are likely to become increasingly important to a nation's economic health – and may therefore affect its ability to repay or refinance sovereign debt."

 

This excellent report makes the link between the world's financial debt crisis and the global ecological debt crisis. The debate on austerity gets a completely different dimension if you look at this double challenge.


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