You have been asked to prepare a speech for the annualconvention of Citizens for

You have been asked to prepare a speech for the annualconvention of Citizens for a Greener Planet a nationalenvironmental group on the idea of sustainable development. Sincemany of your listeners are not scientists you want to use examplesthat lay people can understand. You have decided to illustrate theconcept by discussing the social and environmental factors thatbrought about the collapse of the Easter Island civilization. Youthen intend to compare these events to the on-going deforestationof the Amazon rain forest. Conclude the speech by explaining whatshould be done to make sustainable development a reality.