Consumer Capitalism 5.0 / Konsumentenkapitalismus 5.0 / Capitalismo do Consumor 5.0 / Capitalismo de Consumo 5.0

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Consumer Capitalism is a theoretical economic and social political condition. In Consumer Capitalism the consumer demand is manipulated, in a deliberate and coordinated way. In Consumer Capitalism the consumer is manipulated on a very large scale, through mass-marketing techniques, to the advantage of sellers. The power of 'manipulation' is not straightforward. It depends upon a new kind of individualism ...

Environmental Impact / Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt / Impacto Ambiental / Impacto Ambiental

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Environmental impact is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. The I=PAT equation, Environmental impact (I) or degradation is caused by the combination of an already very large and increasing Human population (P). A continually increasing economic ...

World Environment Day / Weltumwelttag / Dia Mundial do Ambiente / Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente

It is not a public holiday, it is an environmental Awareness day. The aim is to raise Awareness of the environment and specific environmental issues. 143 countries take part in World Environment Day, and the day focuses on environmental concerns ranging from pollution to global warming and sustainable food production to protection of wildlife. Without Awareness of ...

Mother Earth is crying out for Mercy / Mutter Erde schreit nach Barmherzigkeit / Mãe Terra esta clamando por Misericórdia / Madre Tierra clama por Misericordia

You can not get through a single day without having an impact on the World around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. I am praying to the great spiritual power that I feel so strongly in the wild places, to give me ...

Who is to Blame / Wer ist Schuld / Quem é o Culpado / A quién Culpar

When you look at corporate behavior and the behavior of some of the powerful people in the system, it sure looks like the problem is greed. The problem is that there are these horrible people doing horrible things and running corporations and governments that are doing horrible things. When we assign blame in that way, we ...

Save the Trees / Rettet die Bäume / Salve as Arvores / Salva los Arboles

Trees are a great part in our planet. We can not live without trees. Trees play a major role in survival of life in many different ways. Trees absorb many pollutants; trees provide us food that is necessary for living and oxygen that we breathe. Without trees life is not possible at all. Trees are a shelter ...

Life-cycle of a Product / Lebenszyklus eines Produktes / Ciclo de vida de um Produto / Ciclo de vida de un Producto

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The life-cycle of a product begins with design, then proceeds through manufacture, distribution, use and then follows through the waste hierarchy's stages of reduce, reuse and recycle. Each of the above stages of the life-cycle of a product offers opportunities for policy intervention, to rethink the need for the product, to redesign to minimize waste potential, ...

Decline of Animal Species / Rückgang von Tierarten / Diminuição de espécies Animais / Disminución de especies Animales

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Nature is essential for our well-being, as it provides food, clean air, and clean water. We talk about sustainability, national issues and so on, but the fact of the matter is that Humans are the biggest factor and danger for animals. In the past 50 years, population has gone from 3.3 billion, to 7.4 billion. In ...

Earth – The Unseen / Erde – Das Ungesehene / Terra – O Invisível / Tierra – Lo Invisible

For generations, Humans have been degrading the environment in pursuit of personal and financial gains. In some cases, they do not know the effects of their actions. But often times, they simply do not want the consequences of their actions on the environment known to the public. Humans justify these actions of dominance and superiority over the ...

Seven worlds, one Planet / Sieben Welten, ein Planet / Sete mundos, um Planeta / Siete mundos, un Planeta

The combination of environmental change and diversity loss increases the risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible ecosystem collapse. The time has come to stop talking in terms of distinct crises, be it climate or biodiversity, we need tackle them all as one, with total system change ... ... transformative change, including changing global economic, financial and social ...

We can make a Difference / Wir können einen Unterschied Machen / Nós podemos fazer a Diferença / Nosotros podemos hacer la Diferencia

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If most people think we do not have hope, it is likely to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. In order to stop a climate catastrophe we must first believe we can make a difference. Great things can only be achieved by everyone believing it can be done. Stop making excuses. Do not expect the rest of the World to ...

Let’s make it Happen / Machen wir es Möglich / Vamos fazer Acontecer / Hagamos que Suceda

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Addressing climate change will require many solutions. There is no magic bullet. Yet nearly all of these solutions exist today, and many of them hinge on humans changing the way they behave, shifting the way humans make and consume energy. The required changes span technologies, behaviors, and policies that encourage less waste and smarter use of our resources. But ...

Wolves change Rivers / Wölfe ändern Flüsse / Lobos mudam os Rios / Lobos cambian los Ríos

Nature is a beautiful act of balance. You are nature. You do not have or own nature. The source of your unhappiness is your ignorance of nature. So, listen to the voice of nature, for nature holds important treasures for you. Human/wildlife conflict is a reality of growing populations around the World, and the fact is that ...

Dear living Generations / Liebe lebende Generationen / Queridas gerações Vivas / Queridas generaciones Vivas

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How useful is it to speak of the Lost Generation, the Greatest Generation, the Silent Generation, the Baby Boomers, the Vietnam Generation, the Generation X, or the Millennials. And always attribute to these specific generations certain common characteristics. The precise meaning of the term generation is contested. Is it a culture, a demographic, an outlook, a ...

Peace to mother Gaia / Friede für Mutter Gaia / Paz para mãe Gaia / Paz a la madre Gaia

Thank you for your patience, your fortress, your perseverance, your Love. I apologize, I am sorry for my contribution to your suffering. Dear Mother Gaia, You are the great Earth, you are Terra, you are Gaia; you are this infinitely beautiful blue planet. You are the Earth refreshing Bodhisattva, cool and kind. Your immeasurable patience and endurance makes ...

Ein endlicher Planet / Um Planeta Finito / Un Planeta Finito / A Finite Planet /

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We have reached a moment where the Earth is full. This is not a philosophical statement; this is just science based in physics, chemistry and biology. There are many science based analyses and they all draw the same conclusion, we are living beyond our means. Scientists calculate that we need about 1.5 Earth's to sustain this economy. In other ...

Human and nature in Harmony / Mensch und Natur in Harmonie / Humano e natureza em Harmonia / Humano y naturaleza en Armonía

O SER HUMANO E A NATUREZA EM HARMONIA – Ernst Gotsch is a Swiss farmer and researcher, who’s work in Latin America on models of agroforestry has led to conversion of large amounts of degraded land into productive and diverse agroforests. He has developed a new technique of rapid recovery of poor soils by imitating existing patterns ...

1 % for the Planet / 1% für den Planeten / 1% para o Planeta / 1% para el Planeta

Climate change is an imminent threat, our food systems are increasingly stressed, and our lands, waters, and species are threatened like never before. If we do not act now, the viability of our planet and our quality of life face an existential threat. There may be no greater, growing threat facing the World’s children – and their ...

How trees Talk / Wie Bäume Reden / Como as árvores Falam / Cómo los árboles Hablan

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Biologists, ecologists, foresters, and naturalists increasingly argue that trees speak, and that Humans can learn to hear this language. Trees speak constantly, even if quietly, communicating above the ground and underground using sound, scents, signals, and vibes. Trees are naturally networking, connected with everything that exists, including you. If you have ever walked in a forest on a breezy ...

Economy is Anti Life / Wirtschaft ist Anti-Leben / Economia é anti Vida / Economía es anti Vida

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Economy and ecology derived from oikos, which is the Greek word for home or household. Ecology is the science of the household. Economy is supposed to be the management of the household. Aristotle referred to Oikonomia as the art of living and differentiated it from Chrematistics, the art of money making. Today, economy has been reduced to the ...

Economics is Brain Damage / Wirtschaft ist Gehirnschaden / Economia é dano Cerebral / Economía es daño cerebral

In today’s World, economics is king. Everyone is talking money and economy, yet none of it is actually even real. Money now grows faster than the real World and economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real World that it is destructive. The economists say, if you clearcut the forest, take the money and put it in the ...

Part of Nature / Teil der Natur / Parte da Natureza / Parte de la Naturaleza

Our bodies are made up of about 60% water and we cannot survive more than a few days without it. About every 7 weeks, that water is renewed, mostly by what you drink. Each day, an average adult naturally loses 2.5 to 3 liters of water under normal conditions. That water must be replaced. A person can ...

How forest Heal / Wie der Wald Heilt / Como a floresta Cura / Como a floresta Cura

For thousands of years our ancestors hunted, gathered, and survived in the wilderness. Endless grasslands, dense forests and rivers were an integral part of a place we called home. But in today’s World, the green spaces are replaced by urban structures, crowded streets and polluted environments. This rapid change puts an unwanted pressure on our body and ...

Our Nature / Unsere Natur / Nossa Natureza / Nuestra Naturaleza

Under certain conditions you should go beyond what comes easily or naturally. Whether in thought or action, you should dig more deeply into yourself and think or act in a way that is somehow more highly evolved or enlightened. By definition this will not come easily. For some it will not come at all. Have a vision to connect your ...