Hi Keith,
Giving it all an extra moment of thought, I realize the following;
While mankind is able to exploit the planet's resources, nature owns
mankind. Owns us absolutely, there is no negotiation. I probably knew
that all along, but it slips my mind, time to time.
Doug, N0LKK
Kansas USA inc.
Keith Addison wrote:
> Hi Doug
>
>> Judging by the writings of Thomas Paine I ran across recently, all of
>> mankind owns our planet(nature?) in common. Agrarian Justice
>> http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper2/CDFinal/Paine/agrarian.html
>
> Thankyou!
>
>> The more history I discover, the more I wonder how the USA got from then
>> to now. And thanks for sending the link to the etc group report. Ralf
>> Nader or some one else with similar experience with corporate world,
>> should pull an Al Gore, taking this information to the people.
>> Doug, N0LKK
>
> All of mankind owns the planet though... Only mankind? Doesn't nature
> own itself?
>
> Ecuador's new constitution includes an article that grants nature the
> right to "exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles,
> structure, functions and its processes in evolution" and will grant
> legal standing to any person to defend those rights in court.
>
>> <http://www.metafilter.com/75251/Ecuador-has-a-new-constitution>
>> Ecuador has a new constitution
>> September 29, 2008
>> Voters in Ecuador appear to have approved a new constitution
>> yesterday, guaranteeing rights to clean water, universal healthcare,
>> pensions, and free state-run education through the university level.
>> It also may allow President Rafael Correa to remain in power until
>> 2017. Particularly of note is a world first bill of rights for
>> nature which grants inalienable rights to nature.
>> <http://www.ecoearth.info/shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=107108>
>> <http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/ecuador-constitution-grants-nature-rights/>
>>
>> The specific provisions state: (source)
>>
>> "Chapter: Rights for Nature
>>
>> Art. 1. Nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists,
>> has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital
>> cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.
>>
>> Every person, people, community or nationality, will be able to
>> demand the recognitions of rights for nature before the public
>> organisms. The application and interpretation of these rights will
>> follow the related principles established in the Constitution.
>>
>> Art. 2. Nature has the right to an integral restoration. This
>> integral restoration is independent of the obligation on natural and
>> juridical persons or the State to indemnify the people and the
>> collectives that depend on the natural systems.
>>
>> In the cases of severe or permanent environmental impact, including
>> the ones caused by the exploitation on non renewable natural
>> resources, the State will establish the most efficient mechanisms
>> for the restoration, and will adopt the adequate measures to
>> eliminate or mitigate the harmful environmental consequences.
>>
>> Art. 3. The State will motivate natural and juridical persons as
>> well as collectives to protect nature; it will promote respect
>> towards all the elements that form an ecosystem.
>>
>> Art. 4. The State will apply precaution and restriction measures in
>> all the activities that can lead to the extinction of species, the
>> destruction of the ecosystems or the permanent alteration of the
>> natural cycles.
>>
>> The introduction of organisms and organic and inorganic material
>> that can alter in a definitive way the national genetic patrimony is
>> prohibited.
>>
>> Art. 5. The persons, people, communities and nationalities will have
>> the right to benefit from the environment and form natural wealth
>> that will allow wellbeing.
>>
>> The environmental services are cannot be appropriated; its
>> production, provision, use and exploitation, will be regulated by
>> the State."
>
> I think that's great!
>
> Best
>
> Keith
>
>
>
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