Earth Charter

International Communities for the Renewal of Earth

Preamble

I am because we are.

We have forgotten who we are;

We have lost our sense of wonder;

We have degraded the earth;

We have exploited our fellow creatures;

And we have nowhere else to go.

In our ignorance we have disrupted the balance of life.

Now the air we breath hurts us and the water we drink poisons us.

All things are bound together;

If we lose the sweetness of the waters,

we lose the life of the land;

If we lose the life of the land

we lose the majesty of the forest;

If we lose the majesty of the forest,

we lose the purity of the air;

If we lose the purity of the air,

We lose the creatures of the Earth.

Not just for ourselves but for

our children – now and in the future.

But a new spirit is being born, a new awareness of

a transformation of our hearts and minds;

concrete changes in our way of life;

the renewal of our religions;

the creation of a global society;

Today,

We remember who we are;

We reclaim our sense of wonder;

We acknowledge our responsibility;

We commit ourselves to the Earth;

We turn toward each other in friendship;

We turn again together towards home.

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