This worked out because of our combined efforts to make the production of food (i.e. land and biodiversity systems) and energy (i.e. air and climate systems) more environmentally sustainable. For example, since most young people today eat mainly a plant-based diet and pay attention to reducing food waste, the amount of water used for agriculture has been reduced significantly. Everything in the natural world is so connected.
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• Some of you may think that the ‘path we should take’ we describe are nice visions but at the same time utopian and not feasible. We admit that it takes tremendous efforts but would like to show concrete examples of existing initiatives that hold potential to shape the future in a prosperous, just and sustainable way. There is a database called ‘Seeds of good Anthropocenes’ that is full of positive signals for the future. For example the initiative “La Platjeta”, based in Barcelona, Spain, that delivers fish baskets, fresh from the sea, to their
clients. They reduce the existing pressure on overexploited populations like tuna and cod by targeting only seasonal species that are not yet popular on the market. Another benefit is that they know beforehand how much fish they need to deliver and therefore avoid waste. Finally, they organize various activities to reconnect people to marine life and to their cultural heritage. This sustainable business model opens up opportunities for a younger generation of sustainable fishers!