It’s a familiar refrain here at Love Tomorrow Today: optimism is an important part of what shapes our views on sustainability. No good and necessary change was ever achieved by a fatalist. But just as important is a balanced, sober assessment of the state of things. We need to know just how bad things are (or will be without appropriate action) in order to make the right choices for tomorrow. A new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report offers just that and suggests the short-sightedness of the government and private sectors that contributed to the recent global financial meltdown should stand as a warning to help avoid a similar (and more devastating) ‘eco credit crunch.’ According to the Living Planet Report 2008, the Earth’s natural resources are being used up to 30% faster than they can be replaced in a reckless environmental spending spree.
The report offers a caution to world leaders that they must consider the problems of depleted ecosystems in the same way they have coordinated efforts to revive financial institutions.
