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Hey all,

This is Geta, a new member on this forum (I am working at a bank in Netherlands on sustainable development).

I agree with Matthew about the necessity of including the concept of sustainability in everything we do in the future, any decision, any type of structure or organization, and not seeing it as a separate stream, as often it is seen nowadays.

I think this will happen and it will become a very important priority for many governments unfortunately only once the effects of our actions will have touched its population and its negative effects will be felt directly in every single home (e.g. see after Katrina in US)

But my fear that this moment might be too late, taking into account how difficult is for nature to re-establish its ecological balance. To give you an example I read in a book recently: a forest cut down completely in few months or less rebuilds its entire equilibrium with the water, earth, etc only after 15-30 years...

So maybe the question is how to bring the probable awareness will exist about sustainability 10 years from now today? How to learn to live more in balance with nature, understanding better its mechanisms?

Looking forward for your thoughts,
Geta