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SOME LESSONS LEARNT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
FROM A CONSERVATION NGO PERSPECTIVE
PRESENTED BY JAMES ATHERTONSAMOA PATHWAY SIDE EVENT
NOV 1, 2018
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I = P x C x T
I = Environmental Impact
P = Population
C= Consumption
T= Technology
Ehrlich, P.R, Holdren, J.P. 1971. "Impact of Population Growth“. Science. 171 (3977)Harrison, P. 1992. The Third Revolution: Environment, Population and a Sustainable World.
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OUR BIG DILEMMA…
• Half of all trees have been cut down on this planet by humans and every year we lose 10 billion more (nett)
• In Samoa alone at least one mammal and one butterfly have gone extinct in our lifetimes, globally the world loses perhaps 10,000-100,000 species per year (and 50% of all wild animals have been lost since 1970)…
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A REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY…
FIRST:AGRICULTURAL
10,000 BC to 2,000 BC
SECOND:INDUSTRIAL
1700s- 2000s
THIRD:SUSTAINABLE
WORLD?
NOW, or ELSE!
BUT WE HAVE TO HURRY!
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AND WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE…
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BUT COST-EFFECTIVE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS ARE AT HAND…
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HOW C-OFFSETS WORK…
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SGP- CLIMATE SMART PROJECT…Purpose: C-offsets, Forest Restoration, Community Livelihoods, Environmental Awareness Raising Timeframe: Jan- Dec 2018Partners: SCS, MNRE, Village Communities, Poutasi Development Trust, Falealili Seasonal Workers (RSE)Location: O le Pupu Pue National Park, other sites laterAchievements: • 10,000 trees planted this year (4 ha)• 30 Environmental champions have
all made pledges to reduce their environmental impact
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❖ We are ALL responsible for saving the planet ❖ We need to consider our OWN behaviour
(consumption and technology)- ie are we part of the problem, or are we part of the solution?
❖ People need to UNDERSTAND before they will change their ways
❖ Cost- effective TECHNOLOGIES are available to save the planet!
❖ ACTION Speaks Louder than Words❖ Yes We Can! But we must act SOON before it is
too late…
IN CONCLUSION…
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FA’AFETAI LAVAAnd thank you to all our partners!
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.”
― Mahatma Gandhi