For me, it’s when humans start to think of how to generate more profit instead of how to preserve the land for more, for more many future generations to come. That’s when we have crossed the barriers of environmental sustainability. Let me elaborate this further. This when, so firstly, if we damage untouched part of the world which has been agreed and spoken to each other that we should preserve these kind of landscapes, that’s when we have conflict with the sustainability of the environment. Furthermore, when we replace natural space with optimized and money generating layout with, for example, when we cut down cheese, flatten out grasslands to have a better layout for entertainment purposes, for arcades and parks, entertainment parks and arcades, with much
Band 6+: To what degree does the pursuit of economic growth conflict with environmental sustainability?
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For me, it's when humans start to think of how to generate more profit instead of how to preserve the land for many future generations to come. That's when we have crossed the barriers of environmental sustainability. Let me elaborate on this further. Firstly, if we damage untouched parts of the world, which has been agreed upon and discussed, that we should preserve these kinds of landscapes, that's when we have a conflict with the sustainability of the environment. Furthermore, when we replace natural spaces with optimized and money-generating layouts, for example, when we cut down trees and flatten out grasslands to create a better layout for entertainment purposes, such as parks and arcades, we face significant issues.
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