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To be sustainable or not to be, that is the question. Right now we’re choosing “not to be” which doesn’t bode well for humanity. Sustainability connects us directly to the source of our true wealth, the ecosystems of the planet and the biodiversity they contain.
The Qualicum Institute presentation explores various aspects of sustainability and offers a coherent, rational, and comprehensive approach to understanding the necessary requirements for human sustainability.
The presentation also discusses the common ground environmental organizations share, which will allow groups to collectively and effectively address the significant ecological problems that confront us today.
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What others are saying
"A powerful presentation"
The Qualicum Institute has developed a powerful presentation that summarizes a complex concept in a way that the lay person can understand. As a Councillor I found the presentation thought-provoking and inspirational. It contributed to helping our council develop an Official Community Plan that sets limits on development and a cap on population in order to maintain the high quality of life in our town. Anyone who is truly interested in moving toward a sustainable future should see this presentation before they decide on their plan of action.—Barry Avis, Councillor, Town of Qualicum Beach
"I applaud and fully support the Qualicum Institute’s Sustainability Presentation"
I applaud and fully support the Qualicum Institute’s Sustainability Presentation by paraphrasing Paul Hawken that the environment is a major factor of our economic production which provisions and sustains our economy. Conversely the limiting factor to economic development is the availability of our "natural capital". We had better ensure that our business systems and wasteful patterns of consumption are redesigned to prevent any loss of "natural capital" if we are to achieve a long term sustainable economy.—Marc Lefebvre, City Councillor, City of Parksville
"A unique message"
The QI's sustainability presentation is a unique message. It is unique in the network of facts presented, the illustration of the powers and limitations of the sectors of our society in control who appear to have an interest in avoiding change, and the refreshing, blatant, uncompromising advocacy of zero growth. The presentation ... developed pertinent facts in a very comprehensive yet palatable way and arrived at the only logical conclusion, that continued growth as propagated by our economists is an impossibility. With this message and the way it is presented, the QI resonates strongly with the sceptical citizen at a local, national, and even global level, I believe. It resonates because it debunks the absurd "growth forever" myth, and people feel this and know this at a deep level, because it makes so much common sense. The QI presentation is an outlet for this common sense conviction of so many people, and that is reminiscent of the dynamic of popular contemporary documentaries like "An Inconvenient Truth". Thanks so much for the Presentation, Go, QI, go!!—Chris Walther, Ecoforestry Institute
"The most crucial message of all"
Your talk was excellent, timely, important, and one everyone needs to hear over and over again until enough of us "get it". It is THE most crucial message of all and it is just taking us too long to really "get it" and do something about.—Jean Gelwicks, Salt Spring Island
"The best measure of any presentation..."
The best measure of any presentation is its ripple effect over time. On Denman Island, after nearly two years, the ripples are still shaping thought and action.—Harlene Holme, Denman Island
"The message is loud and clear."
This presentation is critically important for all of us to hear and see. It makes us stop and think about the real cause of environmental deterioration. Our consumerist society has to be curbed; we have to start considering our impacts on other species. Not only are they precious and valuable as other travellers on this planet, but we cannot survive as a species without them. The message is loud and clear.—Dr Nancy J. Turner, University of Victoria