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Our lives today would not be so shaped by achievements and innovations if we did not learn from the past. Our thoughts and inspirations help our society grow. We rediscover the future every day and adapt individually to new circumstances. Today, humanity is likely facing the greatest challenge of its young history.
The increasing changes in our world’s climate are alarming. They will lead to the collapse of the natural environment unless we change our dominant stance toward life. The forecasts paint a bleak picture, and humanity now faces the immediate challenge of limiting the damage. We find ourselves in a situation where the intelligence and ingenuity of our society alone are not enough to reverse the downward spiral we are in. Our society no longer seeks the causes of a problem but often merely combats the symptoms. It is not enough to simply invest in renewable energy; rather, we must consider and support the natural environment so that it can once again maintain its own balance.
In our modern world, there are many technical solutions, but the key to preserving the biosphere lies in the past. 2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Empedocles summarized the doctrine of the four elements. He said that the world consists of four eternal elements and that they can be recombined in ever-changing ways.
These natural elements are fire, earth, water, and air. They are the components of the natural world that must be preserved and regulated. They form the foundation for ecosystems, cyclical processes, and the habitat in which we live every day and which we need to survive.
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the idea of preserving nature’s fundamental building blocks is hard to imagine. Our commitment to the future and to preserving the foundations of life is based on these four elements. We are convinced that the proper use of natural resources will allow the world to flourish anew and pave the way for a stable future.
Through the targeted and widespread use of green natural areas in arid regions, ecological processes are triggered that increase in proportion to the size of the area. The denser and more species-rich this area becomes, the faster and more efficiently a life-sustaining state is established, leading to a positive tipping point. Once this is reached, the natural area sustains itself.
Our world must realize that we can only exist if the wheel of life continues to turn. If we try to drive that wheel on our own, life on our planet will disappear. Only together—humans and nature—are we able to keep the wheel turning.
For us, environmental protection does not mean keeping nature alive with technical solutions. We want to design habitats in such a way that they are self-sustaining. Modern technology, such as irrigation, is used only in the initial phase to establish the infrastructure for the project. Later, the habitat sustains itself through natural cycles.
Those who learn from the world of yesterday are paving the way for tomorrow.
