Strong sustainability: reconciling environmental, social and economic objectives
Summary
TLDRThe video script emphasizes the importance of a just and sustainable ecological transition in response to the environmental damage caused by the overexploitation of natural resources. It introduces the concept of strong sustainability, which integrates economic, social, and environmental aspects, and rejects the notion that natural capital can be fully replaced by human-made capital. The script uses the example of sea fishing to illustrate the depletion of fish stocks and the need for a multi-disciplinary approach to resource management. It highlights the necessity for stakeholders to collaborate and prioritize scientific findings to establish a common trajectory towards a state where economic activities are harmonized with nature and social well-being. The video also touches on marine spatial planning as a tool for achieving these goals, emphasizing the role of state and local authorities in driving and coordinating this process.
Takeaways
- 🌍 Overexploitation of natural resources can lead to environmental damage and pose a significant threat to societies.
- 📉 The scarcity of raw materials due to overuse can jeopardize the operations of companies and the financial system.
- 💧 Biodiversity degradation can increase social and economic inequalities and lead to loss of income from drought or limited access to clean water.
- 🔄 Strong sustainability proposes a vision where economic and social spheres are interdependent with the environment.
- ⛔ The non-substitutability of natural capital by human-made capital is a core principle of strong sustainability.
- 🌿 Natural capital is essential as it is the source from which social and economic capital are derived.
- 🧮 Economic capital is linked to human and social capital through knowledge and societal institutions.
- 🐟 The example of sea fishing illustrates the depletion of fish stocks and the need for a strong sustainability model to prevent environmental degradation.
- 📊 A strong sustainability trajectory requires taking stock of environmental, economic, and social indicators for a global diagnosis.
- 🤝 Stakeholders must engage in dialogue, considering scientific findings to define a common trajectory for sustainable development.
- 🌊 Marine spatial planning involves the state and local authorities in a coordinated approach to pursue joint goals for sustainable use of marine resources.
- 🛠️ The strong sustainability approach is a long-term, ambitious process that addresses challenges in harmonizing biodiversity, social, and economic development.
Q & A
What is the primary concern with the overexploitation of natural resources?
-The primary concern is environmental damage, which poses a significant threat to societies by causing scarcity of raw materials, jeopardizing company activities, and potentially leading to financial system instabilities due to physical shocks.
How does biodiversity degradation affect social and economic inequalities?
-Biodiversity degradation can increase social and economic inequalities by resulting in loss of income due to drought or limited access to clean water, which disproportionately impacts the poor.
What is the fundamental proposition of strong sustainability?
-Strong sustainability proposes a long-term vision where economic and social spheres are interdependent with the environment, and natural capital cannot be entirely replaced by human-made capital.
What are the three main principles of strong sustainability?
-The three main principles are the non-substitutability of capital, multi-dimensionality, and the social construct.
Why is it important to consider non-substitutability of natural capital in strong sustainability?
-Considering non-substitutability acknowledges that natural capital is unique and irreplaceable by human-made capital, emphasizing the need to preserve and protect it for long-term sustainability.
What does the strong sustainability model argue regarding economic investments and environmental degradation?
-The model argues that economic investments cannot compensate for environmental degradation, as depleted natural capital cannot be fully replaced by progress in other areas.
How does the strong sustainability approach define a trajectory for sustainability?
-It defines a trajectory by taking stock of the situation based on environmental, economic, and social indicators, achieving a global diagnosis that considers all these dimensions.
What is the role of multi-disciplinary perspectives in fisheries resource management?
-Multi-disciplinary perspectives are crucial for a comprehensive understanding and management of fisheries resources, as they integrate not only the fish but also all affected species and the socioeconomic aspects of the entire sector.
What is the significance of stakeholder involvement in the strong sustainability approach?
-Stakeholder involvement is essential for combining and prioritizing scientific findings to define a common trajectory towards a good state, where economic activities are harmonized with nature and social well-being.
How does marine spatial planning contribute to strong sustainability?
-Marine spatial planning involves the state and local authorities in driving and coordinating roles, focusing on joint goals that pursue harmony between biodiversity, social, and economic development.
What is the ultimate goal of building strong sustainability trajectories in fields like sea fisheries?
-The ultimate goal is to build policies that address and harmonize biodiversity, social, and economic development issues to sustain vital activities that are threatened with extinction.
What does the term 'multi-dimensionality' imply in the context of strong sustainability?
-Multi-dimensionality implies considering various aspects such as environmental, economic, and social factors when making decisions that impact sustainability, rather than focusing on a single dimension.
Outlines
🌿 Overexploitation of Natural Resources and Strong Sustainability
The paragraph discusses the severe environmental damage and threats to societies caused by the overexploitation of natural resources, such as scarcity of raw materials and potential financial system instability. It introduces the concept of strong sustainability, which proposes a long-term vision where economic and social activities are inseparable from environmental considerations. The paragraph emphasizes that natural capital cannot be entirely replaced by human-made capital and that economic, social, and environmental capitals are interdependent. It also outlines the three main principles of strong sustainability: non-substitutability of capital, multi-dimensionality, and the social construct. The example of sea fishing is used to illustrate the depletion of fish stocks and the need for a strong sustainability approach to manage resources effectively.
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Keywords
💡Overexploitation
💡Environmental Damage
💡Biodiversity Degradation
💡Sustainable Ecological Transition
💡Strong Sustainability
💡Non-Substitutability of Capital
💡Multi-Dimensionality
💡Social Construct
💡Fisheries Management
💡Marine Spatial Planning
💡Harmonization
Highlights
Overexploitation of natural resources leads to environmental damage, posing a major threat to societies.
This damage can result in scarcity of raw materials, jeopardizing company activities and financial system stability.
Biodiversity degradation can increase social and economic inequalities and lead to income loss due to factors like drought.
Strong sustainability proposes a long-term vision where the economic, social, and environmental spheres are interdependent.
Natural capital cannot be totally replaced by human-made capital like social or economic capital under strong sustainability.
Strong sustainability is built on the principles of non-substitutability of capital, multi-dimensionality, and the social construct.
Sea fishing serves as an example where overexploitation led to depletion of fish stocks and stagnation of catch levels since 1990.
Economic investments cannot compensate for environmental degradation, emphasizing the need for a strong sustainability model.
Defining a strong sustainability trajectory requires taking stock of the situation using environmental, economic, and social indicators.
A global diagnosis can be achieved by considering all dimensions of the problem, such as in the case of fish stock decline.
Fisheries resources management must be based on multi-disciplinary perspectives, integrating affected species and socioeconomic aspects.
The strong sustainability approach requires different actors to combine and prioritize scientific findings to define a common trajectory.
This approach does not rely on market adjustments but involves human deliberation, considering the principle of non-substitutability of capital.
In the case of fishing, this implies setting up management tools that do not damage the stock's capacity to renew itself.
Marine spatial planning involves state and local authorities in driving and coordinating roles to agree on joint goals.
Building strong sustainability trajectories is a long, ambitious process with many challenges, but is essential for harmonizing biodiversity, social, and economic development.
This approach is crucial for sustaining vital activities threatened with extinction, such as overexploited fisheries.
Transcripts
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we know that over exploitation of
Natural Resources leads to environmental
damage which represents a major threat
to our societies
for example over exploitation can lead
to a scarcity of raw materials
jeopardizing the activity of companies
that have contracted debts and by
extension exposing the financial system
to instabilities due to a physical shock
biodiversity degradation can also
increase social and economic
inequalities and result in loss of
income due to Drought or limited access
to clean water
in facing such challenges how can we
ensure a just and truly sustainable
ecological transition that does not
jeopardize the poorest country's
development among the possible
approaches strong sustainability stands
out it proposes a long-term Vision where
the economic and social spheres can no
longer exist independently of the
environment
strong sustainability articulates these
interdependent spheres by considering
that natural Capital can no longer be
totally replaced by human-made Capital
such as social capital or economic
capital
these capitals also depend on nature
since there are inevitably derived from
it similarly economic capital is
intimately linked to human and Social
Capital via knowledge or the
institutions governing our societies
therefore strong sustainability is built
on three main principles the
non-substitutability of capital
multi-dimensionality and the social
construct
easy to say
to better understand let's take the
example of sea fishing
for a long time it was assumed that
fishery resources were infinite however
there has been an overall depletion of
fish stocks and stagnation of catch
levels since 1990.
the strong sustainability model argues
that economic Investments cannot
compensate for environmental degradation
depleted
nickel progress can replace this natural
capital
but there is more to it to define a
strong sustainability trajectory we also
need to take stock of the situation
based on environmental economic and
social indicators
a global diagnosis can be achieved by
considering all these dimensions
let us retake our example of phishing to
tackle fish stock decline the analysis
must integrate not only fish but also
all affected species
consider the socioeconomic aspects of
the Fisheries sector as a whole from
boat to plate
today it has become clear that Fisheries
Resources management must be based on
multi-disciplinary perspectives
finally the strong sustainability
approach requires that the different
actors involved take into account
combine and prioritize scientific
findings to define a common trajectory
towards a good State a state where the
economic sphere is not isolated and
independent of Nature and the world this
construction does not require the
adjustment of the market via a price
mechanism but involves human
deliberation where ideally the principle
of non-substitutability of capital is
considered
in the case of fishing this implies for
example setting up fisheries management
tools so as not to damage the capacity
of the stock to renew itself
by engaging in this dialogue the
stakeholders concerned can agree on a
common objective
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agreeing on joint goals to pursue is at
the heart of marine spatial planning in
which the state and the local
authorities play driving and
coordinating Central roles this is the
third strong sustainability essential
principle building strong sustainability
trajectories in the sea Fisheries field
as in others is a long and ambitious
process with many challenges to be
addressed
but it is undoubtedly an essential
approach to build policies that
harmonize altogether biodiversity social
and economic development issues to
sustain vital activities threatened with
Extinction
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