冈特鲍利是蓝色经济概念创始人,全心投入研究创新的蓝色经济模式,推广以无废弃、零污染、低成本的方式来解决环境问题,以求人类社会与自然生态皆能永续发展。他于1983年当选世界十大杰出青年,是生态工厂的先驱生态绿色组织(Ecover)的前主席,在欧洲建立了第一家生态工厂。1994年创办零排放研究创新基金会(Zero Emissions Research Initiatives,ZERI),致力于把生产过程重新设计成不污染环境的丛生工业(clustered industry)。
在南非桌山脚下,两株天竺葵正在享受着阳光。你知道,三百多年前我们的祖先第一次被送到欧洲。白色天竺葵说道。粉色天竺葵回答:是的,从那以后我们很受欢迎。一些天竺葵秋天枯萎了,
但春天又发芽了。人们就是喜欢我们复生的能力!
Two geranium plants are enjoying the sun at the foot of Table Mountain in South Africa. You know, our ancestors were sent to Europe for the first time more than three hundred years ago,says the white geranium.Yes, and weve become very popular since,answers the pink geranium. Some of us die back in autumn and then reappear in spring. People just love us for our ability to spring back to life!
说得对,我们中的一些人确实很怕冷。我们需要充足的阳光,不能有太多树荫。待在这些高山硬叶灌木林中就挺好,这里几乎没有树木,恰好适合我们生存。几乎没有树木?你没看见附近种了那么多桉树吗? 它们把我们的水全吸干了!
Youre right, some of us do suffer from the cold weather. We need a lot of sun and not too much shade, so we do well living in the fynbos, where there are hardly any trees. That suits us just fine.Hardly any trees? Havent you seen how many eucalyptus trees have been planted around here? They suck up all our water?