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The best hope for a sustainable human race on our Earth is education about all aspects of human-caused global change. To accomplish this, I suggest a revolution in education to develop a program called SEE (Sustainable Earth Education) that is taught for two years in high school as a required course. I provide a list of take home points for a sustainable earth that should be covered in SEE and used as guidance for politicians and business leaders.Development of an Earth Corps, like the Peace Corps, could help provide a sustainable Earth. I show examples how international, national and local governments have implemented programs, which can lead to a sustainable future for the human race.
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Nelson, C.H. (2021). Solutions for a Sustainable Earth. In: Witness To A Changing Earth. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71811-4_7
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