岡特·鮑利,是“藍色經濟”概念創始人,全心投入研究創新的“藍色經濟”模式,推廣以無廢棄、零汙染、低成本的方式來解決環境問題,以求人類社會與自然生態皆能永續發展。他於1983年當選“世界十大傑齣青年”,是生態工廠的先驅“生態綠色組織”(Ecover)的前主席,在歐洲建立瞭一傢生態工廠。1994年創辦“零排放研究創新基金會”(Zero Emissions Research Initiatives,ZERI),緻力於把生産過程重新設計成不汙染環境的叢生工業(clustered industry)。
在樹木稀疏的小山坡上,一隻貘正看著一隻鬆鼠在樹木間跳來跳去。“ 你還記得這些山上曾經長滿瞭竹子嗎?”貘問道。“我沒看到過,但是我祖母曾經說過。她還說那時候這裏更涼爽,每年的降雨量更大。”鬆鼠迴答道。 On a sparsely wooded hillside, a tapir is watching a squirrel leap from tree to tree.“Remember when these mountains were covered in bamboo?” asks the tapir.“I never saw it myself, but my grandma told me about it. She also said that it used to be much cooler during the day and that we had more rain all year round,” replies the squirrel. “ 嗯, 自從桉樹種得越來越多,土地就變得越來越乾燥瞭。”“為什麼人們要種這種瘋狂吸水的樹,並且放任它生長呢?這對土地一點好處也沒有。”“你知道,農民們聽說這種外來的樹長得比其他樹更快。” “Well, since the eucalyptus tree became so popular, the soil is much drier.”“How can anyone plant a tree that guzzles so much water? And then allow it to keep on growing? It’s not good for the soil.” “You see, farmers were told that this alien tree would grow faster than any other tree.” ……