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scots address ecological debt
friends of the earth
scotland
As one of the first countries to
industrialize, Scotland has accumulated an
ecological debt. In response, Friends of
the Earth is building solidarity between
communities in Scotland and communities in
southern countries in order to address the
repayment of the country's ecological
debt.
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Rather than calculating a financial
cost, they are looking at other ways to
address this debt – by targeting
exploitative multinational companies,
by supporting local struggles in
different parts of the world, by
reducing resource dependence and by
supporting refugees in Scotland , for
example.Friends of the Earth has
designed a popular education program
for community groups focusing on
ecological debt, which has proven to be
a useful concept for expanding people's
understanding of the environment,
poverty and debt issues.
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©
kees kodde,
foe netherlands
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It raises questions about a worldview
dominated by a free market perspective,
adds weight to the argument for debt
cancellation for Third World countries, and
draws attention to the responsibilities of
the North towards the South.
more information
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Friends of the Earth Scotland :
www.foe-scotland.org.uk/inter/ecodebt.html
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