"In ecological studies, the idea that all things are interrelated is a very important concept: Gain for any side will necessarily create loss for some other," says Lin I-jen. So it is necessary to learn how to find consensus with people who have different opinions from oneself-that's the only way to collectively work out a path to sustainable development.
「生態學中有一個很重要的觀念是『物物相關』：任何一方的獲利，必然造成另一方的損失，」林益仁說，因此需要學習與持有不同意見和立場的人尋求共識，才能共同摸索出永續發展的道路。