Originally posted by WindDancer
DR> The main factor is indeed land. True, nature sometimes cannot keep up with demanding forces of production of man. That's why I mention agrarian laws. Those laws were intended to maintain a balance of explotaion of the soil. Remenber the "dust bowl" of Oklahoma way back in the 1930's (I'm assuming that you read it in History). Ever since that incident the US and the UN have been studying the causes of misuse of land. Thanks to those studies land preservation laws have been enforce in some countries. Unfortunally politics do play a roll in bending the laws.Kaleanae> Of course is all about Capitalist explotaion on Nature! I agree with you. But you also have to remenber that the ppl working for the corporations have families to feed. Mostly I'm referring to the peasants (living near the land) that work the land. Should we save a tree or put food on the table? Ask yourself what choice does the worker have in those situations?
forumcrew> That's him! I was mostly thinking of his "Essay on the Principle of Population" book.
Thing is though, the US has no jurisdiction over the countries that really have problems with land management--particularly South and Central America, and Southeast Asia. It takes mere hours to burn down a forest, and decades for one to grow.
So... What I'm saying is, it's not all written out in black and white. It is a very complex equation, one that includes too many factors to list. If you take care of one problem, chances are, that opens the floodgates for another.