Nic Marks, a statistician by trade, makes a compelling statement on the relationship between environmental stewardship and happiness.
In this video he states, "...the ultimate outcome of a nation is how successful is it at creating happy and healthy lives for its citizens. That should be the goal of every nation on the planet. But we have to remember that there's a fundamental input to that, and that is how many of the planet's resources we use. We all have one planet. We all have to share it. It is the ultimate scarce resource, the one planet that we share."
A nation, he argues, should strive to be a place "where good lives don't cost the earth."
According to Marks and the Happy Planet Index, the county that rates the highest in happiness is...Costa Rica
