Behaviors to Encourage/Discourage

Main Problems:
Unforeseen effects of Three Gorges Dam
Heavy consumption of fertilizers/pesticides
Nutrient runoff from agricultural lands
Improper disposal of (chemical) waste
Conversion of wetlands for agriculture
Construction driving species from natural homes
Large-scale, long distance transportation of natural resources
Coal consumption and greenhouse gases
Deforestation and desertification
Exhaust gas pollution
Overfishing and hunting
Depleting resources to keep up with market/consumers
Rural areas excluded form main energy grids
Poor energy efficiency in factories


Ways to Help:
Reduce water traffic on rivers, especially around Three Gorges Dam
Government gives compensation to farmers who use safe fertilizers
Proper rotation of cropland, could be monitored by specialized committee
Government needs to pass regulations to combat improper chemical disposal
Set up protected areas of land, national park system, research before building
Promote alternative energy sources, closer to high density areas
Promote use of solar power, can be used within urban communities
Restrict usage of coal, provide incentives for use of other energy sources
Incentives for planting trees and native plants, especially in heavily eroded areas
Promote public transportation, restrictions on car mpg, promote hybrids
Implementation of fish farms, regulations on areas where species are endangered
Establish more trade connections for importing, less stress on native resources
Promote small-scale alternate forms of energy for rural areas, government incentive


Messages:
“One should try to obtain small things only”
Implications of Power
Collateral Damage
Perilous Height
"By investigation of things, their knowledge became extensive; their knowledge being extensive, their thoughts became sincere; their thoughts being sincere, their purposes were rectified; their purposes being rectified, they cultivated themselves; they being cultivated, their families were regulated; their families being regulated, their states were rightly governed; their states being rightly governed, the empire was thereby tranquil and prosperous."
“From the highest to the lowest, self-development must be deemed the root of all, by every man. When the root is neglected, it cannot be that what springs from it will be well-ordered.”
Development of higher conscious(ness), especially corporate/political leaders
Return to nature, respect for your environment
Utilizing personal strengths to better community
Implementing knowledge from past problems to develop current solutions
Learn from past to better future
Forging a connection with natural world