Humans have the highest levels of intellect and can employ science and technology to develop remarkably sustainable environmental designs that enhance resources for all people regardless of attributes. The document discusses how the environment is an emergency that affects everyone and highlights pollution, climate change, and greenhouse gases as examples. It notes that the future is uncertain but subject to human choices and behavior, and solving environmental problems requires an interconnected approach across sectors, scales, social, environmental, economic, and equity themes at local, regional, and global levels.

3. Have capacity to change the world .
Humans are God’s special beings gifted
with the highest levels of intellect.
As dominant shapers of this planet ,
we can employ science and technology
to come up with environmental designs
that are remarkably sustainable,
flexible yet strong , and above all to be
a factor in enhancing environment and
its resources for the benefit of all ,
regardless of race , education ,
wealth, or religion.
People

4. an emergency concerned with the
place in which every human lives
- the environment.
Example:
 Pollution
 Climate Change
 Greenhouse Gasses

5. Worst- total
collapse of
civilization Optimistic-at
its best..

6. But, of course, the future is highly uncertain…
a. Limited insights and awareness of all the causes and effects of
change.
b. Likelihood of sudden and astonishing events that are beyond our
control.
c. Future is subject to human choices . Behavior and discipline maters.
As mentioned earlier, solving such a problem cannot be achieved by
following a conventional, conservative straight line. Like
interconnecting circles, it has twists and knots but everything linked
together…

7. Sectors
Scales
Themes
Social
Environmental
Economy
Equity
Sustainability
Resilience
Local
Regional
Global