Women, Development and Empowerment: A Pacific Feminist Perspective
Environment
Environment
We know that our natural environment is explited senselessly for the short-term gain of the few, with dire implications for everyone. We believe we must take action to stop this exploitation and conserve and replenish our resources.
Our vision includes:
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natural environment: using the natural environment with respect and only to meet immediate needs
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ensuring collective (rather than individual) control over natural resources, including land, recognising that the environment is the source of all our basic needs
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opposing the “rape” and pollution of the natural environment
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supporting a nuclear-free Pacific
We also believe in the necessity to create a safe, healthy and liveable environment in which the basic needs of all people are adequately met.
Our vision is therefore:
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social environment: creating an environment where basic needs are met
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creating an environment in which all people may live without fear or insecurity
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creating a non-violent environment and opposing militarism