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Green economy

❑Meaning
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A Green Economy can be thought of as an species contributes 80 percent
alternative vision for growth and development; of the crop pollination visits
one that can generate growth and improvements observed globally. This means
in people's lives in ways consistent with that if this small percentage of
sustainable development. A Green Economy
promotes a triple bottom line: sustaining and bees disappears … then 80
advancing economic, environmental and social percent of our agricultural
well-being. system will collapse?

❑ Importance
A Green Economy is a clean, environmentally
friendly economy that promotes health, wealth,
and well-being. A Green Economy is dependent
on sustainable development – which means
growing our economies in ways that benefit, not
sacrifice, social justice and equity as well as the
environment.

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