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Last Saturday 22nd was of course Earth Day 2023. This is now an event that has finally permeated mainstream culture and consciousness.
From the UN perspective, this was the 2nd Earth Day to occur in the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Ecosystem restoration is an interesting project as it intersects with so many other environmental, social and economic SDGs.
But perhaps the biggest weakness is that the emphasis on Earth Day seems still to be on us as individuals to change our behaviour, and while that is super important and needs to happen, if it is only left to individuals then our efforts will be too slow and will hit barriers. We need governments and corporations to make clear policy changes so that individuals are capable of behaving in a way that does little or no damage and so that proactive steps are taken to fix what is damaged.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.