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Post by 2ncrca on Apr 12, 2011 13:22:25 GMT -5
Bolivia will intoduce a UN Treaty initiative to "end the exploitation of mother earth" and give rights to the planet as though it were a living being. Environmental activists are jumping on the bandwagon in support along with several nations. Complete article at www.canada.com/news/world/document+would+give+Mother+Earth+same+rights+humans/4597840/story.htmlUNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving "Mother Earth" the same rights as humans — having just passed a domestic law that does the same for bugs, trees and all other natural things in the South American country.
The bid aims to have the UN recognize the Earth as a living entity that humans have sought to "dominate and exploit" — to the point that the "well-being and existence of many beings" is now threatened.
It also establishes a Ministry of Mother Earth, and provides the planet with an ombudsman whose job is to hear nature's complaints as voiced by activist and other groups, including the state.
Bolivia is a country with a large indigenous population, whose traditional belief systems took on greater resonance following the election of Morales, Latin America's first indigenous president.
In a 2008 pamphlet his entourage distributed at the UN as he attended a summit there, 10 "commandments" are set out as Bolivia's plan to "save the planet" — beginning with the need "to end capitalism."
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Post by avordvet on Apr 12, 2011 15:14:03 GMT -5
Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving "Mother Earth" the same rights as humans Yeah, but enforcing such a treaty is going to be difficult... Attachments:
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