Book review At the end of his essay, Diamond seems to conclude on a positive note. According to him, the richest countries of the world are developing an environmental awareness. That would come from the observation of the natural destructions undergone by other countries, such as the 2009 tidal wave in Indonesia. I agree with the Diamond’s conclusion. As far as I am concerned, a lot of people in the world are aware of the environmental stakes. These last year, we have seen plenty of marches flourish all over the world to protest against some environmental policies and to call for increasing the international commitment to preserve the natural balance. As the pioneer of the so-called deep ecology movement, Arne Naess wrote in Ecology, Community and Lifestyle : “ecological considerations are to be regarded as preconditions for life quality, therefore not outside human responsibility”, that is to say that we have the responsibility of preserve and protect our societies. That is why the subtitle of the Diamond’s essay is “How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive”. Nevertheless, this ecological awareness must include the most disadvantaged populations and countries, at the risk of having inequalities in the means of protection, as we see in the Caribbean Basin by comparing the island of Haiti, which is only the mere shawdow of its former self, and the French island of Martinique, the most developed overseas department. The former is unable to protect themselves against earthquakes and the latter has been able to build earthquake-proof houses. In my opinion, the human part of this ecological conscience is the most difficult point because that implies to change the relations between countries for a stronger solidarity, at a time when xenophobia is making a comeback.