也不清楚岛上的生态系统以多快的速度遭到了破坏——但是一个主要因素似乎是砍伐成千上万的巨型棕榈树来建造耕地和生火。
It's also not clear how quickly the island ecosystem was wrecked-but a major factor appears to be the cutting of millions of giant palms to clear fields or make fires.
而同时，产生了以科技来助推生态系统服务——建造仿造自然系统——而不是破坏它们——并能生产更多利益的人造系统的可能性。
At the same time, there is the potential for technology to begin helping ecosystem services-engineering man-made systems that mimic natural ones and produce as many benefits-rather than hurting them.
阿联酋储油丰富竟然要过低碳生活，这是任何人预料不到的。 但是正在建造的马斯达生态城将会告诉你一切。
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is the last place you would expect to learn lessons on low-carbon living, but the emerging eco-city of Masdar could teach the world.
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