It has its own entrails. There is a need to find mechanisms to reconcile and to harmonize all the different forms of acquiring knowledge which exist in our world. It is not acceptable that some of the knowledge of indigenous people is literally being stolen. Indigenous people, she observed, should not be separated from their traditional educational system which emphasizes observing and learning the language of plants, animals, and minerals. The afternoon's panel presentations concluded with the remarks of Soon-Young Yoon, activist, anthropologist, and columnist for Earth Times.
Women are experts on how to achieve a consensus out of discord.
Women's rights as human rights' is not a narrowly defined political concept. Rather, it is relevant to personal behavior in the home and in the public domain. Most important, women's rights include the rights to development, equality, and peace. A gender perspective on sustainable development and population issues implies that these are not primarily related to women's reproductive roles. She urged the assembled participants to mobilize for the success of the Earth Charter initiative.