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7. Sustainable Cycle / Discussion
As mentioned earlier in the paper, the proposed sustainable package presents solutions in a matter of a cycle, where solutions of each factor automatically leads to the other factor (other solution). The proposed sustainability package was centred on population growth, affluence and consumption patterns, in which rapid growth of population triggered the poverty that was massively
effecting the environment. The below cycle illustrates the sustainable cycle (Fig.6).
Figure 6: Sustainability package
Uncontrollable population growth will lead to devastating damages to the environment, energy
sources / natural recourses will be scarce and heard to extract. As such the increasing relationship
is connected with inequality and poverty.
Taken together, these findings suggest the role of creating employment opportunities to meet
the need of the society with the emphasis on education, specially educating the female force and
empowering them. Moreover, encouraging youth to open local businesses that can help supporting the resilience of Indonesia’s natural resources; spreading awareness through environmental
stewardship about preserving forests and opposing illegal logging in order for Indonesia, like
other developing countries with rich natural recourses, to become self-sufficient nation.
Conclusion
The wealth of nation is measured by three power capitals; the produced capital, which is the
human made structure resulting from development and technology reach. The natural capital
which defines the goods and services, natural capital is supplied by the natural ecosystem. The
intangible capital; is the value and quality of institutions. Economy in Indonesia like other resourceful countries relies on natural resources, as the economy grows, the natural capital of the
country continues to shrink, and as the population needs of producing capital increase, the waste
and pollution also upsurge. A continually growing population is unsustainable as is a continually
Environmental impact of population, affluence and development on Indonesia
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