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Rewilding and Death-Care
In #UnleashValues
John Leadston
May 30, 2024
I don't really think the government is going to buy something to protect it. The return on investment is so long it won't fit the myopic lens of the political cycle. What the government can do is provide incentives like tax breaks for those who choose a conservation burial reserve vs standard for profit cemetery. How this is communicated could be part of the "donate your body to science" people can sign off on when they get their driver's license; through funeral homes; every protected areas entity public or not. The idea is not to get buried in a park. Its to fund new protected areas in order to be interred there. Don't think of it as a piece of land that looks like a cemetery you drive by. Think of it as a wall and defense line even politicians cannot break through. Ever try to move a cemetery? Not going to happen. The choice is personal and will touch everyone eventually. Its a change in behavior that doesn't rely on anyone else than yourself. The idea is that collectively a difference can be made. So the study begins thanks to Kai Chan and Dana Johnson among others. Once the concept can be grounded and communicated clearly to all potential stakeholders, we move forward. This represents billions of dollars/yr changing channels. It should be driven from the ground up instead of relying on witch way the political winds blow. Communicate. Ask questions. Start talking about it. Get the journalists writing about it; get the news to pick it up and follow the progress. It won't happen overnight that's for sure. But it can happen.
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