living in harmony with the earth

Living in Harmony with the Earth

Presented by: Ernesto E. Empig, DiSDS, MSU-IITProfessor: Dr. Marilou S. Nanaman

SDS 253 - Peace and Conflict Management

PRESENTED BY: ERNESTO E. EMPIG, DISDS, MSU-IIT

What does harmony mean?▪ the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound▪ a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things▪ agreement in action, opinion, feeling, etc; accord▪ order or congruity of parts to their whole or to one another▪ agreeable sounds

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What does harmony mean?▪from Latin harmonia concord of sounds, ▪from Greek: harmony, from harmos a jointIf people are living in harmony with each other, they are living together peacefully rather than fighting or

arguing.


How to Live in Harmony with Others1. Every time you encounter another person, recognize that a major percentage of each person is identical to you.

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How to Live in Harmony with Others

2. Recognize the common nature that each person has to pursue personal preservation, personal growth, and personal enjoymentSource: http://www.wikihow.com/Live-in-Harmony-with-Others



3. Recognize that each human being is potentially an asset to humanity.




4. Recognize the unique contribution that each person can make to the ongoing cause of human progress through imagination and hard work.




5. Appreciate your natural desire to look good and to perform well.




6. Recognize that you are able to be useful to others, and that others may be useful to you.




7. Recognize that we are all on this planet together.



3 Pillars of Sustainable Development

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Harmony With Nature


"We recognize that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that "Mother Earth" is a common

expression in a number of countries and regions, and we note that some

countries recognize the rights of nature in the context of the

promotion of sustainable development."


Chronology of Harmony with Nature

Click icon to add picture2009 •proclaimed 22 April "International Mother Earth Day

•Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

2010 •commemorated International Mother Earth Day•The first Report of the Secretary-General on Harmony with Nature was published (A/65/314).

2011 •first Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature•promote a holistic approach to sustainable development in Harmony with Nature


Chronology of Harmony with Nature

Click icon to add picture2012 •2nd Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on harmony with nature

•Scientific findings on the impacts of human activities on the functioning of the Earth System•"The Future We Want", paragraph 39 on Harmony with Nature

2013 •3rd Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on harmony with nature•different economic approaches to further a more ethical basis for the relationship between humanity and the Earth

2014 •4th Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature•discussed key characteristics of a new, non-anthropocentric paradigm

2015 •5th Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature•ways of achieving sustainable development goals including addressing climate change in the post-2015 Development Agenda.


Interactive Dialogues of the General Assembly▪ First Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Har

mony with Nature (2011)▪ Second Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on H

armony with Nature (2012)▪ Third Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Har

mony with Nature (2013)▪ Fourth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Ha

rmony with Nature (2014)▪ Fifth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Har

mony with Nature (2015)

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First Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature (2011)▪ The dialogue examined how humans can better reconnect with the world around them and yielded the following outcomes: ▪ a) Proposals on ways to promote a holistic

approach to sustainable development in harmony with nature; and, ▪ b) An overview of different national experiences

on the measurement of sustainable development in harmony with nature.


Second Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature (2012)

▪ Scientific findings on the impacts of human activities on the functioning of the Earth System▪ The dialogue aimed to examine how human activity has damaged the Earth System▪Outcomes▪ -A precise and accurate diagnosis of the negative impacts of

human activity on the Earth System, in particular its regenerative capacity; and, ▪ -Institutional responses to catalyze science for sustainable

development.


Third Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature (2013)▪ Discuss different economic approaches to further

a more ethical basis for the relationship between humanity and the Earth▪ The purpose of the interactive dialogue was to

advance discussions on different economic approaches, in the context of sustainable development, and to further a more ethical basis for the relationship between humanity and the Earth.▪ Outcomes of the dialogue included proposals that

best serve people and the natural world and achieve lasting and shared well-being


Fourth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature (2014)

▪ Examine key characteristics of a new, non-anthropocentric paradigm and further identify strategies on how the society subsequently would need to function consistent with this paradigm.▪ from a human-centered worldview – or “anthropocentrism” ▪ recognize our interconnections with the natural world and accept “Nature’s rule of law”, which dictates that we simply cannot continue growth indefinitely on a finite planet.


Fifth Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature (2015)

▪ Towards achieving sustainable development goals including addressing climate change in the post-2015 Development Agenda.▪ The prevalent anthropocentric global economic and social system has led to the:▪ degradation of many ecosystems due to soil erosion, ▪ desertification, ▪ climate change, ▪ loss of biodiversity, and ▪ ocean acidification, among others


National Environmental Provisions▪ In June 2012, on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on

Sustainable Development, commonly referred as Rio+20, the outcome document 'The Future We Want", in its paragraph 39 states:

"We recognize that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that "Mother Earth" is a common

expression in a number of countries and regions, and we note that some countries recognize the rights of nature in

the context of the promotion of sustainable development."


Rights of Nature Law and Policy▪1.Philippine Environmental Policy (PD 1151)▪2. Philippine Environment Code (PD 1152) ▪3. Environmental Impact Statement (PD 1586) & Proclamation # (2164)▪4. Philippine Agenda 21 ▪5.Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729) and Implementation Rules and Regulations (IRR)▪6. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines (PD 705)▪7. Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act of 2000 R.A. 9003▪8. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 R.A. 8749 & Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) - Philippine Clean Air Act 1999▪9. Wildlife Resources Conservation & Protection Act (R.A. 9174)▪10. Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (R.A. 7942)▪11. National Caves & Cave Resources Management & Protection Act (R.A. 9072)▪12. Indigenous Peoples Rights Acts (IPRA) of 1997 (RA No. 8371)

▪13. Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA)of 2001 RA 9136 and IRR▪14. The Water Crisis Act of 1995▪15. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (RA 10121) and IRR▪16. Toxic Substance & Hazardous & Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1999 (R.A. 6969)▪17. Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan (Act RA # 7611)▪18. People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 (RA 7076)▪19. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (RA 7907)▪20. Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998▪21. Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 (RA 8435)▪22. National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS 1992)▪23. The Water Code of the Philippines (PD 1067)

▪24. The Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991, R.A. 7160


ARE WE REALLY LIVING

HARMONIOUSLY WITH OUR

MOTHER EARTH?


Top 10 Environmental Disasters Caused by

Humans

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1. Chernobyl

The worst nuclear-power-plant disaster in history. On April 26, 1986, one of the reactors at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine exploded, resulting in a nuclear meltdown that sent massive amounts of radiation into the atmosphere, reportedly more than


2. Bhopal

Around midnight on Dec. 2, 1984, an accident at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, resulted in 45 tons of poisonous methyl isocyanate escaping from the facility.


3. Kuwaiti Oil Fires

Saddam Hussein knew the war was over. He could not have Kuwait, so he wasn't about to let anyone else benefit from its riches. As the 1991 Persian Gulf War drew to a close, Hussein sent men to blow up Kuwaiti oil wells.


4. Love Canal

In 1978, Love Canal, located near Niagara Falls in upstate New York, was a nice little working-class enclave with hundreds of houses and a school. It just happened to sit atop 21,000 tons of toxic industrial waste that had been buried underground in the 1940s and '50s by a local company


5. The Exxon Valdez

On the night of March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in the pristine waters of Alaska's Prince William Sound. The first of what would turn out to be 10.8 million gal. of oil began to spew forth into the cold waters


6. Tokaimura Nuclear Plant

On Sept. 30, 1999, Japan's worst nuclear accident happened in a facility northeast of Tokyo. Three workers at a uranium-processing plant in Tokaimura, then the center of the Japanese nuclear-power industry, improperly mixed a uranium solution.


7. The Aral Sea

In early April 2010, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Central Asia, where he laid eyes upon a "graveyard of ships" — rusting fishing trawlers and other vessels stranded in a desert that stretched for miles in all directions


8. Seveso Dioxin Cloud

On July 10, 1976, an explosion at a northern Italian chemical plant released a thick, white cloud of dioxin that quickly settled on the town of Seveso, north of Milan. First, animals began to die.


9. Minamata Disease

For years, residents of Minamata, a town located on Kyushu (Japan's most southwesterly island), had observed odd behavior among animals, particularly household cats.


10. Three Mile Island

"Nuclear Nightmare," screamed the April 9, 1979, cover of TIME magazine. On March 28, the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor near Harrisburg, Pa., partially melted down. Coming two weeks after the release of the Jane Fonda film The China Syndrome, the Three Mile Island incident became the natural outlet for fears about the nuclear-power industry.


10 Deadliest Natural

Disasters in the

Philippineshttp://newsinfo.inquirer.net/524569/10-deadliest-natural-disasters-in-the-philippines


Protecting the Mother Earth


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ICT & SDGs – How Information and Communications Technology Can Achieve The Sustainable Development Goals


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