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>The Gaia principles > >Principle one: To acknowledge that uncontrolled human >population growth in conjunction with the unrestrained >consumption of Earth resources have brought about a >crisis that threatens all life on Earth. To work >toward establishing an equilibrium of nature in which >all life - Gaia - and future generations can enjoy and >share the fruits of this unique planet. > >Principle two: To recognise that humans suffer >individually and collectively from foibles which may >blind our objectivity regarding an unpleasant reality. >By interacting with fellow humans we can help each >other recognise, acknowledge, and hold clear in our >minds these weaknesses so that unpleasant reality can >be dealt with. > >Principle three: To modify our personal expectations >in life from expectations based on the past, to >expectations consistent with a sustainable future. > >Principle four: To assume responsibility for personal >change because in a free society no government or >worldwide organisation can force on us the required >behavioural and attitude changes. Personal >long-lasting freedom requires personal responsibility >and compromise. > >Principle five: To be undaunted by the enormity of the >task at hand and to work around problems that cannot >be dealt with effectively and immediately. > >Principle six: To establish 'the common good' as the >highest priority, while preserving individual human >freedom and rights where possible. The long-term >well-being of Gaia will be the primary consideration. > >Principle seven: To work towards living within our >global means with regard to energy usage and to >recycle consumer goods rather than extract >non-renewable resources from Earth. > >Principle eight: To work towards the elimination of >human-made barriers of classification that have >historically caused conflict between groups of humans. > >Principle nine: To work for the maintenance of the >democratic process in countries where the democratic >process is functional, and to bring about change >within the rule of law. > >Principle 10: To recognise that humans must become >stewards of the planet, but that stewardship does not >make humans superior to other life forms . > >Principle 11: To lobby governments to assess all >planned action considering the full dimension of time, >including life on earth in the distant future. > >Principle 12: To accept personal responsibility, and >to help in your own way toward communication of the >Gaia principles, either individually or collectively, >to others both at home and abroad. > >Don Chisholm, Gaia Preservation Coalition, PO Box >43051, 4841 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2N >6N1 (tel 001 416 484 6225; fax 416 484 0841; e-mail: ><donchism@io.org>).
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