...problem facing the world today. The draft Rio Declaration does state in Principle 1 that "[Human beings] are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature." Similar expressions of a right to a healthy environment can be found in other international and national...

..."Recognizing the integral and inter-dependent nature of mother earth 'our common home', we proclaim that: 1) Human beings are at the centre of concerns...States have in accordance with the charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources...

...nonbinding set of principles was formulated. Much of the Declaration is mushy and ambiguous; eg, Principle 1 — "Human beings are at the centre of concerns...healthy and productive life in harmony with nature." And Principle 24—"Warfare is inherently destructive of sustainable development ... ." Yet the Declaration...

...more telling, however, is the boldness of the anthropocentricism underlying the first Rio principle: Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable...healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. That stands in stark contrast to the sentiment underlying to the Bio-Diversity Convention, to the effect...

...interdependent nature of the Earth, our home, Proclaims that: Principle 1: Human beings are at the center of concerns for sustainable development. They are...healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. Principle 2: States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of...

...1992, the Earth Summit in Rio took up this challenge, declaring amongst other things that (Principle 1l '[h]uman beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a hcalthy and productive life in harmony with nature.' In contribution to this ambitious task, the conference...

...Recognizing the integral and interdependent nature of the Earth, our home, Proclaims that: Principle 1 Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable...healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. Principle 2 States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of...

...hence the name change. The final declaration affirms twenty-seven principles, of which the first is: "Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable...healthy and productive life in harmony with nature" (UNCED 1992c). The desired healthy, productive life in harmony with nature echoes US policy. For those...

...Democratic University Staff Associations Urban Sector Network THE 27 PRINCIPLES OF THE RIO DECLARATION 1. Human beings are at the centre of concerns for...States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources...

...is an expression of this outlook, but principles I, 3. and 5 are of particular relevance: Principle 1 - Human beings are at the centre of concerns for...healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. Principle 3 - The right of development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and...