Project One Statement

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Can we change?

 

 

Concepts and principles of CBD for a sustainable future.

Humans are an inseparable part of the environment and we are part of a system that connects individuals, their culture and their natural surroundings. Variation and variety can take several forms—biological, cultural, social and economic. We need to understand the importance and value of each of these forms of diversity to the quality of human life.

Socio-cultural : 

The cultural environment comprises all the tangible and intangible evidence of human activity, including buildings, traditions and beliefs. Signifi cant elements of the environment have cultural and historic values that may require protection from unplanned or unwise human activity.

Values and lifestyle choices : 

The balance of natural ecosystems and cultural heritage can be affected by unplanned or unwise human use of resources. Sometimes the resulting problems are so severe that changes in management practices and human lifestyles are necessary to protect the cultural environment or to allow ecosystems to, if possible, rebuild their ecological balance. Poor choices may affect the wellbeing and lifestyle of future generations.

We should understand that there is a limit to the way in which the world, particularly the richer countries, can develop, and that the consequences of unmanaged and unsustainable growth are increased poverty and hardship and the degradation of the environment, to

the disadvantage of us all.

Sustanable future :
 The relationships of mutual dependence between all elements and life forms (including humans) within natural systems, and the connections and links between all aspects of human lives and those of other people and places at a local and global level. It means that decisions taken in one place will affect what happens elsewhere.

The idea of our mission is that a whole is greater than the sum of its parts in an ordered grouping. When applied to environmental thinking, it means that all factors—biophysical, social, political, geological and spiritual—should be considered when making a decision.