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The group holds "Protecting Mother Earth Gatherings", in which they discuss techniques and plans for protecting indigenous communities and lands. In their "Rights of Mother Earth" conference held in April 2004, they expressed their commitment in "creating a system of jurisprudence that sees and treats nature and Mother Earth as a fundamental ...
The 2011 Mother Earth Water Walk involved walks collecting water from the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Superior, Hudson River and the Gulf of Mexico. [ 4 ] Water from the four directions and four bodies of water was walked to Bad River, Wisconsin and mixed with Lake Superior waters during a ceremony on June 12, 2011.
International Mother Earth Day was established in 2009, by the United Nations General Assembly under Resolution A/RES/63/278. The Resolution was introduced by Bolivia and endorsed by over 50 member states. [ 1 ]
When we show concern for the Earth, as we do most visibly every year on April 22, “Earth Day” we express our concern for everyone, the friendly people that greeted my wife and I when we ...
Habitat conservation is the practice of protecting a habitat [47] in order to protect the species within it. [4] This is sometimes preferable to focusing on a single species especially if the species in question has very specific habitat requirements or lives in a habitat with many other endangered species.
The law enumerates seven specific rights to which Mother Earth and her constituent life systems, including human communities, are entitled: [9] To life: It is the right to the maintenance of the integrity of life systems and natural processes which sustain them, as well as the capacities and conditions for their renewal
These rights include, among others, the recognition that "Mother Earth and all beings of which she is composed have... the right to life and to exist" [98] as well as the "right to integral health". [98] The UDRME adds that "[e]ach being has the right to a place and to play its role in Mother Earth for her harmonious functioning". [98] [3]
Environmental stewardship (or planetary stewardship) refers to the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through active participation in conservation efforts and sustainable practices by individuals, small groups, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and other collective networks.