Most of the basic materials for a good life come from ecosystems. If they are over-used or degraded, people suffer directly or indirectly. Four years ago, the United Nations commissioned a global report to provide reliable and usable information on the relationship between ecosystems and human well-being. The assessment was broken down into 30 smaller sub-global chunks.
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/ 15 December 2004
The southern Lesotho village of Malealea is alive with activity. A party of tourists is about to ride out on an afternoon excursion, and their doughty Basotho ponies are being saddled and prepped. Others are going on a village walk, and their guides are being introduced. <i>Escape</i> explores a lodge at the gateway to Lesotho’s Maluti mountains that sets standards in responsible tourism and exotic outdoor adventure.
Because of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, we are inundated with talk about living sustainably. But what does this mean, in real life? Julienne du Toit looks at 40 ways to live lightly on Earth.