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| <nettime> EARTH EMERGENCY - A CALL TO ACTION |
Doma, attached is the final version of the Earth Emergency - A Call to Action with the few last minute minor revisions. I also include a text version in the message. fran << EARTH EMERGENCY - A CALL TO ACTION An acute State of Emergency exists on Earth, imperiling its climate, its life support systems and the lives of billions of people. The inter-connected crises of environmental degradation and the destitution of a third of humanity are worsened by a profound failure of world governance. We are all called upon to implement the planetary ethic expressed in the Earth Charter - of respect for life and human dignity, as the basis for political thought and action. By working together through our global and local networks, accelerating initiatives already under way, we can shift the global balance of power in favour of restoring the Earth and assuring the sustainable well-being of present and future generations. In particular, we can use the current decade to - 1. rapidly phase in renewable energy technology in place of current polluting energy systems 2. shift taxes from labour to the use of resources, pollution and waste 3. create an ecological economy, compatible with the Earth's ecosystems - acknowledging that perpetual economic growth is not possible in a finite world 4. build global co-operation towards restoring local economies - prioritising local production for local consumption, and minimizing the need for long-distance transport of goods 5. make sustainable agriculture the global norm - assuring that security of food supplies is achieved with minimal environmental impacts 6. honour and protect traditional knowledge and prohibit patents on life 7. repay the historical and ecological dept of the countries of the north to those of the south 8. reform worldwide monetary and financial systems to protect and enhance the well-being of human communities and the natural environment on which they depend. 9. initiate a major shift of funds from armaments production towards environmental security - providing adequate water, nutrition, healthcare, shelter and sustainable livelihoods for all 10. create a participative Earth Democracy - achieving fundamental reform of global governance in response to the needs of people and nature rather than of powerful vested interests Finance is always made available at times of war or disaster. We challenge world leaders at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development to acknowledge the Earth's State of Emergency and to commit the resources required to restore ecosystems, alleviate hunger and misery and create sustainable human settlements. To achieve these aims, we call for a global alliance of all sections of society. The creativity of all of humanity is needed, using traditional knowledge, art, design, engineering, modern science and business as tools for creating a sustainable and thriving relationship between people and planet. Another world is possible. Let's make it happen. To sign this call, please contact earthemergency@freeuk.com <mailto:earthemergency@freeuk.com>, or visit www.earthemergency.com <http://www.earthemergency.com>, or write to Earth Emergency, 21 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RA. Signed (so far) Schumacher Society, Bristol Positive News, UK Sustainable Society, London Gaia Foundation, London Right Livelihood Foundation, London Ecologist Magazine, London L' Ecologiste, Paris Resurgence Magazine, Hartland International Society for Ecology and Culture, Dartington Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, Delhi Henry George Foundation, London ROSE, Findhorn Simultaneous Policy The Action Research Unit, Delhi Management Institute for Social Change (MINSOC), Asia Sustainable Development Network (SUSDEN), Malaysia Sustainable Kuantan Initiative, Malaysia Transnational Institute, Amsterdam Vandana Shiva Edward Goldsmith Helena Norberg Hodge James Robertson Susan George Charles Secrett Fritjof Capra Satish Kumar Jakob von Uexkuell Liz Hosken Herbert Girardet Jane Taylor Nick Nielson Francesca Romana Giordano Michael Hill John Bunzl Shauna Crockett-Burrows Annelies Borsboom The 1972 Stockholm Declaration states a clear obligation to guard the environment and protect it from damage: "Man has the fundamental right to freedom, equality and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and well-being, and he bears a solemn responsibility to protect and improve the environment for present and future generations." >> Francesca Romana Giordano Sustainable Society ---------------------------------------------------- 21 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RA Phone: +44 (0)20 7604 4321 Mobile: +44 (0) 7710 124 669 E-mail: francesca@franmail.freeuk.com ---------------------------------------------------- The Sustainable Society Directory Web: http://www.sustainable-society.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------- Positive News http://www.positivenews.org.uk ---------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DG / DSI domiziana@DigitalSistersIndeed.org It was pure bliss when I finally achieved silence. http://www.digitalsistersindeed.org/ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net