Rights and Responsibilities on the Home Planet

Abstract. Earth is the home planet, right for life. But rights, a notable political category, is, unfortunately, a biologically awkward word. Humans, nonetheless, have rights to a natural environment with integrity. Humans have responsibilities to respect values in fauna and flora. Appropriate survi...

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Main Author: Rolston, Holmes 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1993
In: Zygon
Year: 1993, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 425-439
Further subjects:B Natural resources
B Ecosystems
B United Nations
B fauna
B endangered
B Biodiversity
B Earth
B Rights
B intrinsic values in nature
B Flora
B reponsibilities
B national resources
B Species
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Summary:Abstract. Earth is the home planet, right for life. But rights, a notable political category, is, unfortunately, a biologically awkward word. Humans, nonetheless, have rights to a natural environment with integrity. Humans have responsibilities to respect values in fauna and flora. Appropriate survival units include species populations and ecosystems. Increasingly the ultimate survival unit isglobal; and humans have a responsibility to the planet Earth. Human political systems are not well suited to protect life atglobal ranges. National boundaries ignore important ecologicalprocesses; national policies do not favor an equitable distribution of sustainable resources. But there are signs of hope.
ISSN:1467-9744
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1993.tb01047.x