Since 1987, when the concept of sustainable development came out for the first time, the term has made way, not only through political authorities’ speeches, but also in advertising campaigns for contaminant companies. But the world is suffering from unprecedented environmental problems, and many scientists have already talked about the fact world’s existence may hang by a thread.Unfortunately, the Basque Country is not an exception: every day are covered 1.23 hectares of land with cement in Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa. From 1990 to 2008, gas emissions causing global warming have increased by % 47. The Cantabrian fishing is almost finished, and fishermen and women travel around the world on armed tuna boats. We have used the law to trample freely on natural areas in the name of progress, Itoitz is just an example.This book aims to make people aware of it, because it is time to go back. In the same way we have arrived, and knowing that it will be difficult to find out the exit, let's start back.
