GOING GREEN
Philosophy of Ecology
ENVIRONMENTALISM
GLOBAL WARMING and ENVIRONMENTAL NEGLECT
resulted to:
1. fast depletion of natural resources, and
2. extinction of plant and animal species
DOMINANCE OVER NATURE
Mans right to dominate the earth.
(dominant worldview)
DEEP ECOLOGY
Harmony with nature
Recognition of specie (intrinsic worth)
Limits Earth Supplies
Recycling Technology
Ecological consciousness
Oneness with nature
ANIMAL LIBERATION
Animals sentient beings
(They feel:
1. Pleasure
2. Pain
(Peter Singer)
Animal Rights
1. Equal right to live
(biocentric equality)
2. Advocate vegetarianism
Biocentric Equality
Biased v Plant Life (legitimate source of food)
Humans eat animals
for a balanced ecosystem
Animals:
-herbivores
-carnivores
-omnivores (like humans too)
Animal life = Human life
PRINCIPLES OF DEEP
ECOLOGY
Humans- no right:
Reduce the DIVERSITY of nature
EXC:
- To JUSTIFY VITAL NEEDS (nutrition)
NO:
Overgrazing
Overharvesting
Overuse
Wild Law CONSISTENT earth jurisprudence
balances human rights with other members of
Nature
-plants
-animals
-ecosystem
Common but Differentiated
Responsibilities
Principle 7, Rio Declaration
States have common but differentiated
responsibilities
Greater responsibility US
-Pressures society place global environment
-Technologies
-Financial Resources
Polluter Pays Principles
National authorities should endeavor to promote
the internalization of environmental costs and the
use of economic instruments taking into account
the approach that the polluter should, in principle,
bear the cost of pollution. (Principle 16)
Intergenerational Equity
The right to development must be fulfilled so as
to equitably meet developmental and
environmental needs of present and future
generations. (Principle 3)
OPOSA V FACTORAN
Parents appealed:
cancellation of TIMBER LICENSE AGREEMENTS
-on behalf of unborn generations.
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
Parties should take precautionary measures to
anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of
climate change and mitigate its adverse effects.
Where there are threats of serious or irreversible
damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not
be used as a reason for postponing such
measures. (Principle 3)
Transboundary Harm
The sovereign right to exploit their own resources
pursuant to their own environmental and
developmental policies, and the responsibility to
ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or
control do not cause damage to the environment
of other states or of areas beyond the limits of
national jurisdiction. (Principle 2)
Sustainable Development
Human beings are at the center of concern for
sustainable development. The principle integrates
environmental protection into the economic
development process, for long-term benefits of
disaster prevention and health care. ( Principle 1)
Healthy and productive life in harmony with
nature.
Technology Transfer
Intellectual property rights
- matter of survival rights
Copy
-technological lifestyles
-alternative energy resources
Cancun Agreements
Rights of Indigenous People
Stratification
-Inequalities in wealth
Morphology
-Degree of Interdependence
Culture
-degree of conformity
Organization
-degree of political administration
Social control
-measure of normativity
Primary determining factors
of law
Selection and survival
