Interconnectedness of World Problems

1. InterconnectednessofWorld Problems A Conceptual Map by Fritjof Capra Based on Plan B 3.0, by Lester Brown

2. linear thinking web of life UNLIMITED GROWTH FINITE PLANET nonlinear patterns materialism, greed ecological cycles illusion Corporate Growth Population Growth Economic Growth failure to include social & envir. costs “free trade” rules massive market failure lack of family planning information technology demographic pressure throw-away economy Global Capitalism financial networks excessive consumption no ethics illiteracy social inequality energy and resource intensive social exclusion waste Fossil Fuels pollution Poverty health challenges massive carbon release HIV epidemic Climate Change Depletion of Resources Peak Oil heat waves floods droughts forest fires declining rainfall regional & internat. conflicts storms overfishing deforestation increase of energy costs overgrazing crop withering Rising Temperatures habitat destruction Collapsing Fisheries economic devastation farmers vs. cities polar ice glaciers Soil Erosion melting of ice impact on oil intensive industries Species Extinction Water Scarcity dust storms advancing deserts falling water tables rising seas damage to coral reefs lakes disappearing shrinking grain harvest degradation of land airlines automobiles diversion of grain to biofuel rivers running dry habitat alterations industrial agriculture Impact on irrigation by large rivers Threats to Food Security Impact on Ecosystem Services water purification pollination flood control, etc. Rise of Food Prices Climate Refugees Famine Failing States chaos in world grain markets food riots tears in the fabric of the web of life disintegration of law and order loss of personal security terrorism civil conflict POTENTIAL UNRAVELING OF CIVILIZATION

3. The Fundamental Dilemma linear thinking web of life UNLIMITED GROWTH FINITE PLANET nonlinear patterns materialism, greed ecological cycles

4. Three Kinds of Growth linear thinking web of life UNLIMITED GROWTH FINITE PLANET nonlinear patterns materialism, greed ecological cycles illusion Corporate Growth Population Growth Economic Growth failure to include social & envir. costs massive market failure

5. Global Capitalism linear thinking web of life UNLIMITED GROWTH FINITE PLANET nonlinear patterns materialism, greed ecological cycles illusion Corporate Growth Population Growth Economic Growth failure to include social & envir. costs “free trade” rules massive market failure lack of family planning information technology demographic pressure throw-away economy Global Capitalism financial networks excessive consumption no ethics illiteracy social inequality energy and resource intensive social exclusion waste pollution Poverty health challenges HIV epidemic Depletion of Resources

6. Population Growth and Poverty web of life UNLIMITED GROWTH FINITE PLANET nonlinear patterns ecological cycles illusion Population Growth Economic Growth failure to include social & envir. costs massive market failure lack of family planning information technology demographic pressure Global Capitalism financial networks no ethics illiteracy social inequality social exclusion Poverty health challenges HIV epidemic Depletion of Resources

7. Depletion of Resources Depletion of Resources regional & internat. conflicts deforestation overfishing overgrazing habitat destruction Collapsing Fisheries farmers vs. cities Soil Erosion Species Extinction Water Scarcity dust storms advancing deserts damage to coral reefs lakes disappearing falling water tables degradation of land rivers running dry water purification pollination flood control, etc. Impact on Ecosystem Services

8. Global Climate Change Fossil Fuels massive carbon release Climate Change Depletion of Resources heat waves floods droughts forest fires declining rainfall regional & internat. conflicts storms overfishing deforestation overgrazing crop withering Rising Temperatures habitat destruction Collapsing Fisheries economic devastation farmers vs. cities polar ice glaciers Soil Erosion melting of ice Water Scarcity rising seas shrinking grain harvest habitat alterations Impact on irrigation by large rivers Climate Refugees

9. Global Climate Change massive carbon release Climate Change heat waves floods droughts forest fires declining rainfall regional & internat. conflicts storms deforestation overgrazing crop withering Rising Temperatures habitat destruction economic devastation farmers vs. cities polar ice glaciers Soil Erosion melting of ice Species Extinction Water Scarcity dust storms advancing deserts falling water tables rising seas damage to coral reefs lakes disappearing shrinking grain harvest degradation of land rivers running dry habitat alterations Impact on irrigation by large rivers Threats to Food Security Impact on Ecosystem Services water purification pollination flood control, etc. Climate Refugees

10. Peak Oil Fossil Fuels Peak Oil increase of energy costs impact on oil intensive industries diversion of grain to biofuel airlines automobiles industrial agriculture Rise of Food Prices food riots chaos in world grain markets

11. Threats to Food Security Fossil Fuels massive carbon release Climate Change Depletion of Resources heat waves floods droughts forest fires declining rainfall regional & internat. conflicts storms overfishing deforestation overgrazing crop withering Rising Temperatures habitat destruction Collapsing Fisheries economic devastation farmers vs. cities polar ice glaciers Soil Erosion melting of ice Species Extinction Water Scarcity dust storms advancing deserts falling water tables rising seas damage to coral reefs lakes disappearing shrinking grain harvest degradation of land rivers running dry habitat alterations Impact on irrigation by large rivers Threats to Food Security Impact on Ecosystem Services water purification pollination flood control, etc. Rise of Food Prices

12. Failing States Threats to Food Security Impact on Ecosystem Services water purification pollination flood control, etc. Climate Refugees Famine Failing States tears in the fabric of the web of life disintegration of law and order loss of personal security terrorism civil conflict POTENTIAL UNRAVELING OF CIVILIZATION

13. linear thinking web of life UNLIMITED GROWTH FINITE PLANET nonlinear patterns materialism, greed ecological cycles illusion Corporate Growth Population Growth Economic Growth failure to include social & envir. costs “free trade” rules massive market failure lack of family planning information technology demographic pressure throw-away economy Global Capitalism financial networks excessive consumption no ethics illiteracy social inequality energy and resource intensive social exclusion waste Fossil Fuels pollution Poverty health challenges massive carbon release HIV epidemic Climate Change Depletion of Resources Peak Oil heat waves floods droughts forest fires declining rainfall regional & internat. conflicts storms overfishing deforestation increase of energy costs overgrazing crop withering Rising Temperatures habitat destruction Collapsing Fisheries economic devastation farmers vs. cities polar ice glaciers Soil Erosion melting of ice impact on oil intensive industries Species Extinction Water Scarcity dust storms advancing deserts falling water tables rising seas damage to coral reefs lakes disappearing shrinking grain harvest degradation of land airlines automobiles diversion of grain to biofuel rivers running dry habitat alterations industrial agriculture Impact on irrigation by large rivers Threats to Food Security Impact on Ecosystem Services water purification pollination flood control, etc. Rise of Food Prices Climate Refugees Famine Failing States chaos in world grain markets food riots tears in the fabric of the web of life disintegration of law and order loss of personal security terrorism civil conflict POTENTIAL UNRAVELING OF CIVILIZATION