I first started out with the problem of wood burning stoves and what comes along with them such as ruining forests and putting children to work when they should be worrying about their education. The solution is in the center which is the creation of the biogas systems. The first good thing that they produce is methane gas which then flows to the house for cleaner and safer cooking. This cooking results in less smoke and better health conditions for the people using it. The second good thing produced by the biogas is slurry. This slurry is turned into organic compost which the women then sell this fertilizer to farmers for money. As a result of selling the compost, the women’s income doubles meaning a better quality of life for them and their family. This part would be considered a positive feedback loop because as women produce more fertilizer there is more to be sold and they can make more money for themselves and their family. My diagram is similar to Gerry Marten’s because we have the ecosystem and social system separated on both sides to show which concepts go where. However, I have arrows going between the concepts in each system while he has general arrows above and below his diagram illustrating the general connections. I think that mine shows the direct connections because it demonstrates how both systems are affecting each other instead of two simple lines saying how the environment affects humans and vice versa.