[permaculture-oceania] The one country with sustainable development: Cuba

[Duroyan Fertl]

Vivirlatino - Oct 24, 2006

http://vivirlatino. com/2006/ 10/24/the- one-country- with-sustainable -development- cuba.php



The one country with sustainable development: Cuba



While the rest of the world is busy "chingando" the ecosystem, a

report published by the World Wildlife Foundation claims that the only

country in the world with "sustainable development" is Cuba:



WWF includes in its report a graph which shows two features: the human

development index (established by the United Nations) and the so-called

"ecological footprint" which shows the per person energy and resources

comsued in each country.



Surprisingly, only Cuba has passed in both arenas, which is enough to be

designated a country that "meets the minimum sensitivity criteria".



The study's authors credit the high level of literacy, long life expectancy

and low consumption of energy for this success.



The authors also claim that Latin America is the region that leads in

sustainable development, and that is due in part to the fact that,

according to them:



"...people are happier there and maybe that's because there is a better

balance between development and the environment. "



That doesn't sound very scientific to me. And I can't say that people in

general are "happier" in Latin America. They worry about different things

and let other things go maybe, but that generalization is a little bit

far-fetched, I think. Though there are those who think otherwise.



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Duroyan Fertl 
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