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and institutions that support the long-term RESPECT AND CARE FOR THE flourishing of Earth’s human and ecological COMMUNITY OF LIFE communities. 1. Respect Earth and life in all its diversity. In order to fulfill these four broad commitments, it is a. Recognize that all beings are interdependent and necessary to: every form of life has value regardless of its worth to human beings. II. ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY b. Affirm faith in the inherent dignity of all 5. Protect and restore the integrity of Earth’s human beings and in the intellectual, artistic, ecological systems, with special concern for ethical, and spiritual potential of humanity. biological diversity and the natural processes 2. Care for the community of life with that sustain life. understanding, compassion, and love. a. Adopt at all levels sustainable a. Accept that with the right to own, development plans and regulations that manage, and use natural resources make environmental conservation and comes the duty to prevent rehabilitation integral to all development environmental harm and to initiatives. protect the rights of people. b. Establish and safeguard viable b. Affirm that with increased nature and biosphere reserves, freedom, knowledge, and including wild lands and marine power comes increased areas, to protect
Biodiversity – Taylor & Francis
Published: Aug 1, 2000
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