4. The
global mankind community synthetic chemical research and production has
been extraordinary successful. Today we estimate that at present synthetic
chemical research and production recognize synthetic chemical substances and
compounds in millions. The problem with synthetic chemical research and
production is not in techniques or production technologies, but is in global
mankind community relationship with this field of activity. There is non negative
attitude towards synthetic chemical research and production and many well known
scientist and The Nobel Price recipients are among synthetic chemical researchers.
But let us make closer look to this global mankind community activity. Science
beyond the synthetic chemical research and production has no connections with
knowledge of the Nature. All chemical activity in the Nature has got reason,
but in many cases humans do not understand it.
The synthetic
chemical knowledge of humanity has basis at relatively easy knowledge and
experimental work. With development of chemistry it was possible to develop
synthetic chemical compounds using different techniques. As result many known
chemist invented countless number of synthetic chemical products. The use of
them, production and commercial success was only important. Almost all of
synthetic chemical products of modern humanity have no research on short,
medium and long term impact and consequences of them to the nature.
Pesticides would
never be in use if mankind knew of their medium and long term destructive and
pollution abilities of the natural environment.
In theory or
academic discussion we think, it is possible for chemist to invent synthetic
chemical product, which could commence chain reaction in the air, and as result
the oxygen from the air could get status as was during primordial times – zero.
It happen with CFC’s and commencement of the ozone protection band destruction,
If humans did not learn of chlorine atom destruction ability to break ozone
molecule, today would be not many living creatures within the biosphere of the
planet Earth. The biocide rays, if not stopped by ozone protection layer would
end present life forms including humans
We are
recommending moratorium on use of synthetic chemicals without proper knowledge
of them and interference with the Nature.
5. The
leadership of global mankind community – at present
we have chaos of national and international leaders, of whom there is non able
to handle global issues successfully. Even worse, present mankind has
leadership of money master monster system including national, international and
all other forms of money, banking, insurance and other financial activities.
Real value of the money is many fold artificially increased, and people
handling money issues are not able to put it into real present.
Money as system
should have deep rethinking to be again useful assistant to mankind and not a
ruler, master, monster, and whatsoever as it is today.
We are
recommending leadership of global mankind community as direct democracy, world
federation constitution, world parliament and world government, which will with
morality and wisdom govern global mankind community affairs.
Self-destruction
of global mankind community under leadership of master monster money system is
just a matter of time.
6. The
technology management – number of technologies in
use are very dangerous for possible self-destruction. To mention some: GMO and
GMP are technologies based upon form of genetic code and generally are issue of
experiment: Particles research should be carried out at minimum of 3 million
kilometres far from the planet Earth; Wars and armaments development including
human mass destruction means either physical, chemical or biological has no
place at planet Earth; On ground constructions and mega concentration of humans
at one location (mega cities) are most fragile environments for humans to live
at, and should be rethought as form of shelter for humans; Use of natural
environment for transition to the human artificial environment – towns, roads,
railways, airports, ports, military complexes, education centres, hospitals,
sport centres and etc are taking more and more natural environment space, which
practice should be revised; transport technologies, space and universe research
and development should clean and reduce waste deposition within the planet
Earth space, and etc.
Any technology
management should have clear vision of possibilities for destruction in short,
medium and long term use.
The list of possible
self-destructions of humans by humans could not be concluded, because the
activities are innumerable and many new innovations are coming without the
knowledge of their short, medium and long term use implications with the
natural environment of the planet Earth.
Conclusions
Our intention
with this presentation is not to correct present mankind practices and life styles
but to commence long term process of by morality and wisdom guided global
mankind community sustainable future, what we hope is our contribution towards
life of our and all mankind descendants.
DECLARATION
Of
The World Thinkers’ Panel on the Sustainable Future of Humankind
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People throughout the world are against the
culture of violence and war. They are for a culture of friendship, solidarity,
tolerance and peace. (By a decision of 52/13, the decade 2001 to 2010 was
unanimously proclaimed “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and
non-violence to all children of the world” by the General Assembly of the
United Nations.)
On 15th August 2011 the World
Thinkers’ Forum, Ansted University, Sir Prof. Dr. Major Roger Haw Boon
Hong, Penang, Malaysia, SEM Institute for Climate Change, Prof. Dr. Timi
Ecimovic, Zg. Medosi, Korte, Slovenia, Prof. Dr. Dana Marie Barry (USA) and Organisation for Protection of Children Rights, Hon. Ricaardoe
Di Done, Montreal, Canada, Ambassador Dato’ Dr. Ang Ban Siong (China), Dr. Nixon Yap (Malaysia),
Professor Tang Shui Yuan, Chairman of the “1st International
Conference on Protect the Earth and Ocean” in Xiamen, China,
and Dr. Garfield Brown, South Africa, proposed founding the panel
as follows:
Within the World Thinkers’ Forum is an open
and new working panel named: “The World Thinkers’ Panel on the Sustainable
Future of Humankind.” For short it is represented by the following acronym
“WTP-SFM” and has the sign displayed above.
The addresse for it is at Korte 124, SI 6310 Izola –
Isola, Slovenia.
A long list of people of good will, academicians,
scientists, politicians, workers, administration and governemnt officials, and
many others are supporting this Declaration. Among them are members of the SEM Institute for Climate Change, the Ansted University
family, and honorable and other members of the World Thinkers’ Forum, etc.
The theorethic and practical background for this
Declaration can be found in many works about “Sustainable Development” and
“Sustainable Future of Humankind.” The trilogy, “Sustainable Future of
Humankind,” Ecimovic, and many more scientists’ work during the first decade of
the 21st century could serve as theoretical background. It can be
seen at the following link - www.institut-climatechange.si
Members and supporters of the Declaration are free of
charge members. The UN, national governemts, international corporations,
international institutiona, national institutions, education institutions and
others, are invited to co-operate on the work for the sustainable future of humankind.
The Declaration is giving rights, and is asking for
individual social responsibility from members of the human global community:
(7000000000+ individuals). The goal is to reach global sustainability of the
global humankind community. The global sustainability is a transition from
sustainable development societal technique to the sustainable future societal
technique. The UN and agencies, especialy the UNEP and UNESCO, are welcome to
co-operate for the common goal of sustaining the future of humankind.
Our individual lives are very short, and their value
and meaning are found substantially in fact that we are integral parts of the
“human project”. We must support the continuum of humankind because what we are
fundamentally is human beings who are inseparable from the continuum, a
continuum that includes our descendents and future generations. As human beings
we are responsible for each other and for future generations.
“The World Thinkers’ Panel on the Sustainable
Future of Humankind”
provides a platform for people (interested in the arts, scientific
& cultural activities and peace mission projects)
to meet and to work together. The primary goal of the said platform is to
create a level of understanding and tolerance between the various peoples of
the world and to contribute to the promotion and maintenance of world peace. We
welcome all individuals and groups of the world irrespective of race, sex,
language and religion. The work of “The World Thinkers’ Panel on the
Sustainable Future of Humankind” is based on the respect of human rights and
basic liberties of all peoples of the world. This relates directly to the
active participation of UNESCO’s project “Culture of Peace”
The task of “The
World Thinkers’ Panel on the Sustainable Future of Humankind” is a
forum for all non-governmental institutions, ministries, public offices, scientific and cultural organizations
as well as institutes, diverse organizations, museums,
universities, foundations, unions, associations, business organizations and
other establishments. It is also for individuals who are practically, organizationally
and scientifically engaged in promoting cultural activities, folk
art, culture heritage and scientific activities.
Besides the
working order and the activities of our world-wide organization for the
practical, organizational, and above all scientific work for culture, we also
have to meet a very important, social, humanistic, and cultural-political
order. Many of us have learned and grown from being a new member of “The World Thinkers’ Panel on the
Sustainable Future of humankind”.
The Declaration is giving rights, and is asking for
individual social responsibility of members of the human global community: 7
billion individuals. The goal is to reach global sustainability of the human
global community. The global sustainability is a transition from sustainable
development societal technique to the sustainable future societal technique.
The UN and agencies, especialy the UNEP and UNESCO,
are welcome to co-operate for the common goal of sustaining the future of
humankind. This declaration will go on to other parts of
the world.
We think all members of global humankind community
have the responsibility to help when needed. Many grant foundations of Culture, Arts, and Scientific
institutions (from local and
international levels) will give support to the development of common interests.
We believe that “The
World Thinkers’ Panel on the Sustainable Future of Humankind” not only
contributes to the attainment and exercise of these rights, but that
multiculturalism plays a role in solving some of the problems in modern
society.
The founding group of “The World Thinkers’ Panel on the Sustainable Future of Humankind” has
established the following categories for making “The World Thinker’s Panel on
the Sustainable Future of Humankind.” These categories (that are listed and
described below) are important for the panel to achieve its
recognition at the international level.
Categories
1. Characteristics of traditional culture
2. Virtues of traditional
culture in a modern society
3. Traditional culture and
cultural diversity
4. Traditional culture and
rights to culture
5. Traditional culture and
multiculturalism
6. Plans for the promotion of traditional culture through systematic
continuing study of traditional culture, systematization of exchange of
traditional culture and regional cooperation, regular conduct of a traditional
culture-related forum and development of cultural industry based on traditional
culture.
1. Characteristics of traditional culture
A traditional
culture is a way and system of life that is practiced by a people for
generations, and features an eco-friendly culture where humans coexist with
nature, where an individual is relatively less alienated from the others, and
when the spiritual culture is pursued more than the material ones.
2. Virtues of traditional culture in a modern society
Since the advent
of modernization and industrialization, our modern society has faced a number
of obstacles and problems such as the breakdown of ecosystems due to the
indiscriminate conquests of nature, severe natural disasters, cut throat
competition in the world markets, unbalanced distribution of wealth, widespread
human alienation, attachment to material values at the expense of spiritual
values, making it so difficult to lead a humane life. In this context, the
traditional culture is of great use for solving such problems in a modern
society. In particular, the Confucian cultures in East Asia think highly of
‘filial piety’ and ‘respect’ that are core values, and which are of great worth
and merit to remove distrust and enmity between generations and help recover
the dignity in human beings.
3. Traditional culture and cultural diversity
The traditional
culture is the result of communication and interactions between human beings
who have individually adapted themselves to geographical and ecological
environments, best representing the individual identity and uniqueness of
nations and regions. It can be therefore said that the traditional culture
underlies the diversity of world and regional cultures.
4. Traditional culture and rights to culture
The constituents
of a nation are entitled to have a political and social life, as well as a
culture life. They should have the rights to exercise the freedom to accept the
past as well as the present culture. In current times, traditional culture as
identified with the past does not belong to the mainstream, therefore, making
it difficult for people to appreciate it. In order to satisfy their cultural
needs, cultural policies should be set and practiced so that they may have
access to traditional culture anywhere and anytime.
5. Traditional culture and multiculturalism
Our contacts and
interactions with cultures can make us have a better understanding of other
cultures. Therefore, we get to have a better understanding of the different
regions and its peoples, further aiding in attaining made and preferentially
based on traditional culture. More emphasis on traditional culture and arts is
especially needed so that it retains the indigenous ethos of a region.
6. Plans for the promotion of traditional culture
The traditional
culture has a meaningful importance as shown above, and for its conservation
and promotion, some plans are proposed below. It is so recommended that
governments, private groups and community make active co-operating efforts in
realizing this.
(I)
Systematization of exchange of traditional culture and regional
cooperation.
The exchange of traditional culture has value in promoting
multiculturalism. Until today, the exchanges have been made unsystematically
and at random, not probably enabling people to gain easy access to other
traditional cultures. In order for a community to exercise their equally
cultural rights and enjoy any other traditional cultures, more exchanges and
regional co-operation should be ensured institutionally. Governments, private
groups and communities should give attention to this.
(II)
Regular conduct of a traditional culture-related forum.
The forum should be held regularly for enhancing understanding of
traditional cultures in areas, for contribution to the peace of mankind and the
world at large, and for maintaining diversity of cultures worldwide, thus
accepting multiculturalism, and allowing the nation and community to awake to
the importance of traditional culture.
(III)
Development of a cultural industry based on traditional culture.
For a traditional culture to be sustainable and alive in modern
living, its advantaged competitiveness should be ensured and closely adhered to
the life of a community. It is also required that the cultural industry such as
folk art and craft art should be developed with traditional cultural assets.
The cultural industry affects modern living, and so the traditional culture,
uniquely separate from other modern cultural assets, should be made to
contribute to satisfying the cultural demands of community.
This Declaration is more fundamental than a mere
professional production. It reflects the present endangered status of our
global community of humankind, and the absolute need for a better tomorrow
characterized by global environmental sustainability and knowledge. The
Declaration should be the beginning of the road toward a truly sustainable
future of humankind, and harmony of humankind living within the biosphere
realities of the planet Earth. This should be our contribution toward the lives
of our descendants. The UN and national governments have to transcend from the
present, and co-operate for needed
changes to sustain the future of humankind. We need a planetary perspective,
planetary leadership, and planetary values.
Our present time period should be enriched with active
work towards a sustainable future. Also we need skillfull, global, humankind
community leadership, under preconditions of individual and collective social
responsibility. We must support the accurate scientific knowledge of Nature and
humanistic sciences, as well as support and promote respect, peace, morality,
and wisdom.
I wish to see the global promotion of ideas from this
Declaration and a sustainable future of humankind.
Prof. Dr. Timi Ecimovic
