{"id":17630,"date":"2020-06-08T07:33:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T05:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naider.com\/naiderlab\/la-region-sostenible-buscando-la-pocion-magica-de-asterix\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T11:36:15","slug":"the-sustainable-region-searching-for-asterixs-magic-potion","status":"publish","type":"naiderlab","link":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/naiderlab\/knowledge\/articles\/the-sustainable-region-searching-for-asterixs-magic-potion\/","title":{"rendered":"The sustainable region: searching for asterix’s magic potion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“All the\nGaul is occupied by the Romans\u2026 All of it? No! A village populated by\nirreducible Gauls still and always resist the invader”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is well known\nthat the economy and the environment are in continuous conflict. The economy doesn’t\nhas the appropriate internal mechanisms to sustainably manage the\nnature. It seems logical, taking into account that the economic model\ncurrent was created with the premise of continuous growth. Without incentives that\nhit the right keys, our economic machinery is unlikely to\nsteer the course towards social and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human beings, although many times it may not seem like it, depend on forests, oceans, rivers and an endless number of ecosystems to survive. However, we live in a system that is not capable of maintaining natural resources in adequate quantity and quality. The Tragedy of the Commons<\/a>, by Garrett Hardin (1968), clearly exemplifies this dilemma, where the personal interest of individuals usually ends up destroying a limited share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point,\nThe following question arises: Is there some combination of factors that\nenables a system or social group to sustainably manage a resource\nnatural? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer to\nthis question is usually \u201cno\u201d or \u201cit depends\u201d. \u201cIt depends\u201d, because of\nexist, these factors would vary from one place to another, since each city,\nregion or country has its own socio-economic and political context. And not”,\nbecause the economy is stronger and has more power than the conservation of the\nnature, so it seems difficult to find factors that change a\ntrend so integrated into the current economic system. Using the areas\ntropics as an example, the expansion of agriculture through deforestation\n\u2013 driven by economic growth \u2013 almost always wins out over the\nforest conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if the Asterix the Gaul comics taught us anything, it is that there are villages that successfully resist the invader. And this is precisely the case in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, a region in northeastern Australia. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wet Tropics of Queensland<\/a>, by its name in English, is an atypical region and different from the rest of tropical territories . This terrestrial area constitutes one of the few sustainable tropical regions of the planet \u2013 without considering the Great Barrier Reef, which is located in the same area and it does suffer great negative anthropic impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is considered\na \u201csustainable\u201d region because, under the same capitalist system and with the\nsame economic pressure to deforest forests as in other regions\ntropical, the Queensland Wet Tropics have been able to reconcile the\nproduction and economic demand with the conservation of the environment and the\nclimate change mitigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are precisely the results of a scientific study<\/a> published in 2019 in the Journal of Environmental Management. The article shows that, apparently, this region has its own “Asterix formula” for sustainability, a series of factors <\/strong>that have allowed it to successfully combat economic depredation and preserve the environment. Here is a summary of those factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n