Ecologically functional design based on how nature works is not only better for the environment but also more economically efficient and cost effective because it minimises the need for external inputs whilst constantly increasing the overall production and diversity of yields over time.
It puts in place a design that has long term benefits but is implemented in small manageable increments, keeping a long term vision with short term steps to make the overall success of any endeavour more definite and achievable. Through eco design we consciously reverse our negative impact on nature and instead utilise nature and her model to move in a regenerating direction, building soil rather than depleting it, and rehydrating and desalinating land with rainwater rather than just drying it out. We create systems that work more like living organisms, cycling their own humidity, nutrients and materials, and encouraging their own natural immune system of plant and predator species that keep all pests in check. They become living, breathing entities that kindly give to us, as their stewards and carers, an abundance of all sorts of surplus valuable biological materials such as a large variety of delicious food, medicine, fibre, building materials, animal feed, bedding and much more. At the same time these systems help us cycle our own waste and find biological solutions to the problems we face in these very important times. When we say the word ecosystem we often look up and all around us at the plants, insects and animals species but rarely do we look below our feet which is in fact from where it all comes from - in one gram of healthy living soil is the most evolved, diversely interactive and interdependent ecosystem on our planet. It is on this that we should be modelling our systems, looking more closely at the interactions between species, whilst always keeping a close eye on the soil from which they grew out of and will in time go back to. In this way we could be taking care of the earth and all plants and creatures we share it with, making space for all because none are more or less important and all are needed to keep the health of the overall system and in turn our own health.
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Until each and every one of us moves away from a non renewable, non biodigradable fossil fuel based life none of us will ever truly thrive on this planet.
It doesn't matter whether we are rich or poor, or if we are in any way involved in or invested in the production or consumption of these type of resources - we all know that we are not only harming our own health and the health of our entire human family, but also of every other species on the planet and in turn the whole biosphere. We all need to stop and re-examine our values and visions for the future that we want to create. We are the only species throughout history that on this living breathing planet have become reliant on a truly death-based life. All other species have played their role in the game of life, building and consuming only more life. Surely the moment has come for all the cogs of human innovation to stop for a time while we redesign our return to a biological and renewable way of life, fulfilling all our needs on every level. The black oil has leaked into almost every aspect of our lives from our health care to the food we eat, the clothes and shoes we wear, the hygiene products we use, what we put in our hair, and much much more. All become pollutants the moment they come into contact with land, water and air - if only they were made of those very same elements and current sunlight they would only enrich the planet upon their return. If we all move proactively soon there could be a very bright future ahead of us where we not only do many of the things we enjoy right now but we do them in a way that is more responsible, healthy, conscious, and better, because nature will become our model and guide once again. I call all that care to take a stand as we are all a part of this solution and redesign. Proactively protest everyday with your choices and where you decide to put your energy. Be the change. Choose life, choose biorenewables. Save our biosphere and in turn ourselves. |
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