Governments alone will not be able to turn the problem around. People must be willing to change their behavior. The level of our commitment must be very deep. It's not enough to recycle. We must transform our lives and learn to live in conscious attunement to the sacredness and integrity of creation.
Earth is alive.
Earth is a living organism, and we are not over Earth, we are a privileged part of her life. We will live or die as Earth lives or dies. We need to be deeply attuned to the ways we are affected by and affect our living planet. An Earth Charter is needed to complement the UN Charter. Up to now there has been no comprehensive framework of principles to guide the development of international environmental law.