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Estamos en un momento crítico de la historia de la Tierra, en el cual la humanidad debe elegir su futuro. A medida que el mundo se vuelve cada vez más interdependiente y frágil, el futuro depara, a la vez, grandes riesgos y grandes promesas. Para seguir adelante, debemos reconocer que en medio de la magnífica diversidad de culturas y formas de vida, somos una sola familia humana y una sola comunidad terrestre con un destino común. Debemos unirnos para crear una sociedad global sostenible fundada en el respeto hacia la naturaleza, los derechos humanos universales, la justicia económica y una cultura de paz. En torno a este fin, es imperativo que nosotros, los pueblos de la Tierra, declaremos nuestra responsabilidad unos hacia otros, hacia la gran comunidad de la vida y hacia las generaciones futuras.
La Carta de la Tierra es una declaración de principios fundamentales para la construcción de una sociedad global en el Siglo XXI justa, sostenible y pacífica.
Busca inspirar en todos los pueblos un nuevo sentido de interdependencia y responsabilidad compartida por el bienestar de la familia humana y del mundo en general.
Es una expresión de esperanza y un llamado a contribuir a la creación de una sociedad global, en el marco de una coyuntura histórica crítica.
La visión ética inclusiva del documento reconoce que la protección ambiental, los derechos humanos, el desarrollo humano equitativo y la paz, son interdependientes e indivisibles. Ello brinda un nuevo marco en relación con la forma de pensar acerca de estos temas y de cómo abordarlos. El resultado incluye un concepto más amplio sobre qué constituye el desarrollo sostenible.
La Carta de la Tierra es el producto de conversaciones interculturales llevadas a cabo en el ámbito mundial durante una década, con respecto a metas comunes y valores compartidos
Página web:
agenda21ens.cicese.mx/documentos/CartadelaTierra-Mexico.doc
Para descargar la carta de la tierra original:
http://www.craaltaribagorza.net/article.php3?id_article=478
What is The Earth Charter Initiative?
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the whole human family, the greater community of life, and future generations. It is a vision of hope and a call to action.
The Earth Charter is centrally concerned with the transition to sustainable ways of living and sustainable human development. Ecological integrity is one major theme. However, the Earth Charter recognizes that the goals of ecological protection, the eradication of poverty, equitable economic development, respect for human rights, democracy, and peace are interdependent and indivisible. It provides, therefore, a new, inclusive, integrated ethical framework to guide the transition to a sustainable future.
The Earth Charter is a product of a decade-long, worldwide, cross cultural dialogue on common goals and shared values. The Earth Charter project began as a United Nations initiative, but it was carried forward and completed by a global civil society initiative. The Earth Charter was finalized and then launched as a people’s charter in 2000 by the Earth Charter Commission, an independent international entity.
The drafting of the Earth Charter involved the most inclusive and participatory process ever associated with the creation of an international declaration. This process is the primary source of its legitimacy as a guiding ethical framework. The legitimacy of the document has been further enhanced by its endorsement by over 4,500 organizations, including many governments and international organizations.
In the light of this legitimacy, an increasing number of international lawyers recognize that the Earth Charter is acquiring the status of a soft law document. Soft law documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are considered to be morally, but not legally, binding on state governments that agree to endorse and adopt them, and they often form the basis for the development of hard law.
At a time when major changes in how we think and live are urgently needed, the Earth Charter challenges us to examine our values and to choose a better way. At a time when international partnership is increasingly necessary, the Earth Charter encourages us to search for common ground in the midst of our diversity and to embrace a new global ethic that is shared by an ever-growing number of people throughout the world. At a time when education for sustainable development has become essential, the Earth Charter provides a very valuable educational instrument.
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