Universal Rights of Mother Earth

We are at a crossroad, a turning point in the life of “man” where the paramount question is no longer how we treat each other, but how we treat the delicate balance of the biosphere that supports us.

How we treat our home in space “Mother Earth” will determine whether man, all other species under the water, on the ground, and in the air, will continue to exist.

We are no longer simply subjects of the forces of nature. We because of our numbers and our science, are a force of nature.

On July 09, 2008 when I wrote my following appeal for “A defend-able declaration of natures rights”, It was at that moment my deepest desire for manifest solutions to the possible hard times ahead. Only in my wildest dream did I ever believe I’d see it done.

The first section is my appeal followed by The Universal Rights of Mother Nature, now before the United Nations.

Mine

In the past cultures that where close to nature showed a reverence that spoke of being at one with the Earth. In expressions that manifested as a spirit that would not disturb a twig in passing, or taking more than needed for one’s self or family. The oral traditions that taught this reverence for the Earth and it’s ways are becoming lost in a world that is no longer in harmony with nature, a world peopled by beings that sees only an exploitable resource to satisfy their less than venerable motives.

There is a Universal Declaration of Human Rights to declare standards that enforced protect living human beings. I know It’s an odd human self absorbed term, we also have humane societies to protect the rights of animals.

The question; is our mother earth not a living being that resonates with all it’s own living attributes in ways that sustain us and the whole biosphere. Is it not time a Common Law Declaration of Nature’s Rights be drafted and defended by laws with the same weight and force as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to protect that holistic integrity.

It’s now time to decide where in history we will be remembered with regard to our stand on the greatest issues mankind has ever faced.

We stand on the threshold; an ever narrowing time frame; with only a few years to correct problems that took several centuries to create.

The question to be answered is; as a civilization are we going to continue to focus in on the small wonder, self absorbed, vain-glorious, self-aggrandizing, narrow minded, personal, family, and tribal narcissistic habits of the past. Or as a global consciousness of men and women; compassionately take responsibility for the devastation our unbridled sense gratification is causing and will cause to the hundreds of millions of men and women and perhaps billions of men and women around the world as time marches on.

While you ponder all the possibilities think of the species going extinct, tens of millions of the most common birds in North America have disappeared. In some species of birds the numbers have dropped by 60-80 percent.

The honeybees are also disappearing. Without their help in pollination most of the plant life we depend on will have only four years to survive.

Think of the ice caps melting and the sea levels rising; if all the ice melts low lying delta lands and sovereign Island Countries like The Maldives, The Netherlands, and the vast region from the coast of India to Mumbai will disappear displacing forever over 100,000,000 million people.

Think of the massive rising tide of unprecedented storms created by the warming oceans in the tropics that have the power to devastate coastal cities that stood for hundreds of years.

Think not only of the hundreds you hear of dying now daily, the loss of property, and way of life of those already suffering; think of the possible billions that will suffer in the future if something is not done to stem the tide.

Ask yourself am I being the natural human being I was born to be and most important; is my body writing cheques my spirit can`t afford to pay.

While you are deciding read the five part article on “Infinite Free Clean Energy” to learn how it’s possible to be energy independent, never pay for fuel, and save our planet; also visit the sites listed in the blogroll.

There are solution! You will be amazed to find out there are technologies available that according to scientists make it necessary to re-write or modify some entrenched and conservative thinking regarding the second law of thermal-dynamics; all effects can be demonstrated and reproduced.

Self sustaining power generators that generate more power than they use scalable for home installation like a furnace. That means you can be off-grid and never pay for hydro or any kind of fuel again.

There are car engines that can run on tap water, sea water, or even snow or simple compressed air or the newly rediscovered universally present ion power, or captured from the magnetism of the earth. Better yet a magnetic motor that never needs servicing or fuel and can last up to 400 years that would make the use of fossil fuels obsolete or another model that generates a sell-able surplus when not being used to transport you around.

Do we carry on in the belief that it would be to disturbing to make the changes necessary and selfishly destroy the Earth rendering it useless for future generations. That sounds like mass genocide to me. Or morally shoulder the responsibility of making the adjustments necessary to atune with the planet no matter what the short term cost may be.

What Follows is from World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth

DRAFT UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH

February 7, 2010 in 03. Mother Earth Rights, Working Groups

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH

[draft February 2010]

Preamble

We, the peoples of Earth:

gratefully acknowledging that Mother Earth gives us life, nourishes and teaches us and provides us with all that we need to live well;

recognizing that Mother Earth is an indivisible community of diverse and interdependent beings with whom we share a common destiny and to whom we must relate in ways that benefit Mother Earth;acknowledging that by attempting to dominate and exploit Mother Earth and other beings, humans have caused severe destruction, degradation and disruption of the life-sustaining communities, processes and balances of Mother Earth which now threatens the well being and existence of many beings;

conscious that this destruction is also harmful to our inner well being and is offensive to the many faiths, wisdom traditions and indigenous cultures for whom Mother Earth is sacred;

acutely conscious of the critical importance and urgency of taking decisive, collective action to prevent humans causing climate change and other impacts on Mother Earth that threaten the well being and survival of humans and other beings;

accepting our responsibility to one another, future generations and Mother Earth to heal the damage caused by humans and to pass on to future generations values, traditions, and institutions that support the flourishing of Mother Earth;

convinced that in order for communities of humans and other beings to flourish we must establish systems for governing human behavior that recognize the inalienable rights of Mother Earth and of all beings that are part of her;

convinced that the fundamental freedoms and rights of Mother Earth and of all beings should be protected by the rule of law, and that the corresponding duties of human beings to respect and defend these rights and freedoms should be enforced by law;

proclaim this Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth to complement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to serve as a common standard by which the conduct of all human beings, organizations, and cultures can be guided and assessed; and

pledge ourselves to cooperate with other human communities, public and private organizations, governments, and the United Nations, to secure the universal and effective recognition and observance of the fundamental freedoms, rights and duties enshrined in this Declaration, among all the peoples, cultures and states of Earth.

Article 1. Fundamental rights, freedoms and duties

Mother Earth is an indivisible, self-regulating community of interrelated beings each of whom is defined by its relationships within this community and with the Universe as a whole. Fundamental aspects of these relationships are expressed in this Declaration as inalienable rights, freedoms and duties.
These fundamental rights, freedoms and duties arise from the same source as existence and are inherent to all beings, consequently they are inalienable, cannot be abolished by law, and are not affected by the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory within which a being exists.
All beings are entitled to all the fundamental rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration without distinction of any kind, such as may be made between organic, living beings and inorganic, non-living beings, or on the basis of sentience, kind, species, use to humans, or other status.
Just as human beings have human rights, other beings may also have additional rights, freedoms and duties that are specific to their species or kind and appropriate for their role and function within the communities within which they exist.
The rights of each being are limited by the rights of other beings to the extent necessary to maintain the integrity, balance and health of the communities within which it exists.

Article 2. Fundamental rights of Mother Earth

Mother Earth has the right to exist, to persist and to continue the vital cycles, structures, functions and processes that sustain all beings.

Article 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of all beings

Every being has:

the right to exist;
the right to habitat or a place to be;
the right to participate in accordance with its nature in the ever-renewing processes of Mother Earth;
the right to maintain its identity and integrity as a distinct, self-regulating being;
the right to be free from pollution, genetic contamination and human modifications of its structure or functioning that threaten its integrity or healthy functioning; and
the freedom to relate to other beings and to participate in communities of beings in accordance with its nature.

Article 4. Freedom of animals from torture and cruelty

Every animal has the right to live free from torture, cruel treatment or punishment by human beings.

Article 5. Freedom of animals from confinement and removal from habitat

No human being has the right to confine another animal or to remove it from its habitat unless doing so is justifiable with reference to the respective rights, duties and freedoms of both the human and other animal concerned.
Any human being that confines or keeps another animal must ensure that it is free to express normal patterns of behavior, has adequate nourishment and is protected from injury, disease, suffering and unreasonable fear, pain, distress or discomfort.

Article 6. Fundamental duties of human beings

Human beings have a special responsibility to avoid acting in violation of this Declaration and must urgently establish values, cultures, and legal, political, economic and social systems consistent with this Declaration that:

promote the full recognition, application and enforcement of the freedoms, rights and duties set out in this Declaration;
ensure that the pursuit of human wellbeing contributes to the wellbeing of Mother Earth, now and in the future;
prevent humans from causing harmful disruptions of vital ecological cycles, processes and balances, and from compromising the genetic viability and continued survival of other species;
ensure that the damage caused by human violations of the freedoms, rights and duties in this Declaration is rectified where possible and that those responsible are held accountable for restoring the integrity and healthy functioning of affected communities; and
enable people to defend the rights of Mother Earth and of all beings.

Article 7. Protection of the law

Every being has –

the right to be recognised everywhere as a subject before the law;
the right to the protection of the law and to an effective remedy in respect of human violations or attacks on the rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration;
the right to equal protection of the law; and
the right to equal protection against any discrimination by humans in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8. Human education

Every human being has the right to be educated about Mother Earth and how to live in accordance with this Declaration.
Human education must develop the full potential of human beings in a way that promotes a love of Mother Earth, compassion, understanding, tolerance and affection among all humans and between humans and other beings, and the observance of the fundamental freedoms, rights and duties in this Declaration.

Article 9. Interpretation

The term “being” refers to natural beings which exist as part of Mother Earth and includes a community of other beings and all human beings regardless of whether or not they act as a corporate body, state or other legal person.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms in it.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as restricting the recognition of other fundamental rights, freedoms or duties of all or specified beings.

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