Canadian Geneticist Part 2

Part 2 of Interview. David talks about the people in the developed nations using too much resources of the planet. [Big house, huge spendings, lots of waste.] Developed nations have to reduce consumption. Humans have thought that consumption will lead to happiness. But actually it's harmonous human relationship that leads to happiness. Endless consumption has lead to huge environmental destruction.
Human have to put a value to everything. A CEO of a tree cutting company says that 'A tree has no economic value if it stays in a forest. It only has economic value if it is being cut down.' But we forget that when the tree is in the forest, it is a tremendous help to the environment. It absorbs CO2 from the air and place O2 into the atmosphere, it's roots hold the soil and prevent erosion, it provides shade and is a home to many animals. But all that has no economic value and so they cut the trees down. :( We really have to relook at our economic sense and put a priceless value on the trees, forests, clean water, coral reefs so that we will conserve these natural resources for the balance of the Ecosystems on Earth. : /