Just read a sweet story about Guyana - the president was talking about working with nations around the globe to protect its rainforests. (This is obviously a major concern for a country with 80% forest cover.) OK, it may not pan out as described - politics will always get in the way - but I think the fact that a world leader is talking about it shows a vital shift in from piecemeal and ad-hoc to a more holistic approach to environmental issues; it shows a more profound understanding that global systems can't, and shouldn't, be dealt with by just one country acting alone. The problems are caused by all of us, they affect all of us, and need to be tackled by all of us together.
Gosh, what a hippy I am.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7603695.stm
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