Commitment 4: Neighbours

Our neighbours live in dwellings close to our own and provide social cohesion.A good living relationship with neighbours combined with an extended familynetwork, provides a really strong base for raising a family.The potential for a commitment to a zero foot print life style can developoutwards from the family house into our neighbourhood and cooperation inall its forms can benefit all concerned.

4.1 The neighbourhood will ideally provide a secure base in which our family can develop.

4.2 Neighbours can plant trees, shrubs etc to encourage local biodiversity on spare land and communal areas.

4.3 Neighbours should act together to prevent pollution and waste of water.

4.4 Neighbours may pool reusable items.

4.5 Neighbours should coordinate the use of renewable energy/fuels.

4.6 Neighbours may work together to produce or purchase fresh organic local food.

4.7 Neighbours should pool energy needs, using combined heating/power systems etc.

4.8 Neighbours may pool cars and journeys.

4.9 Neighbours should invest in combined ethical services of cooperation.

4.10 Neighbours cooperating and socialising can raise the moral and cultural level of the area. This in turn reduces local vandalism and crime and helps to raise the standing of the locality.

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The Earth is thought to be 4.5 billion years old and has
suffered 5 extinctions of its life system.