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Good things came out of this. The embargo prevented cuba from becoming the world's best experiment in total communism but it instead made Cuba the best and ONLY
by crimsonalucard 12y ago
Good things came out of this. The embargo prevented cuba from becoming the world's best experiment in total communism but it instead made Cuba the best and ONLY experiment in creating a sustainable "green" civilization. There is no other place on earth where this has been reproduced for an entire society in a way that works.
The Living Planet Report from the World Wildlife Fund in 2007 identified Cuba as the only sustainable country in the world. The study involved two key parameters for measuring sustainable development, a commitment to "improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems". Cuba was the ONLY country on earth to achieve satisfactory benchmarks in both criteria for sustainable development.
You have to see it to believe it. Every inch of rooftop in Cuba is basically an urban/organic farm. Essentially Cuba represents the best possible outcome when modern society finally runs out of gasoline.
- waterlesscloud 12y agoDoes this then mean that the standard of living in Cuba is about what we could expect from a sustainable society? Not being snarky (I know it could sound that way). I'm curious if that's the outcome of sustainable living.
- crimsonalucard 12y agoUnfortunately, yes. Not even driving a Tesla will make a difference. I wouldn't think of cuban culture/society as a primitive way of life. It's just different.
- Mz 12y agoDo you have any links (in English) about this? I am having a bit of trouble finding anything really substantive. I have an unfinished environmental studies degree, so I find this interesting.
- euccastro 12y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj_DV5ltdes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj_DV5ltdes
- crimsonalucard 12y agoIt's surprising how almost know one knows about this, especially someone with an (albeit unfinished) environmental studies degree. Not sure what you define as substantive but this is what I know about: There's a documentary about the topic called, The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. You can watch at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUWces5TkCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUWces5TkCA another dense source: http://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1328_web.pdf http://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1328_web.pd... google: "cuba sustainability" no quotes for a bunch of stuff.
- Mz 12y agoThank you. I had a rather lengthy medical crisis, so I was out of the loop for a long time (and it is essentially the reason my degree was not completed). It is currently resolving and I am trying to get more back in the loop on things.