Proposal for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Sea, in order to preserve life on Earth, by Christian BuchetThe sea is the largest and most bountiful treasurehouse ever offered to humanity. If only we can preserve it - and from every point of view, it is now in danger of losing its natural equilibrium - it will provide the resources for a future full of promise. Would it not, then, be to the credit of us all to institute a Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Sea, in order to preserve life on Earth?
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Article 1 | | All seas and all oceans are one and should be viewed globally as the sea. |
Article 2 | | The sea contributes to the welfare of humanity and must not be threatened by the growth of
the human race. |
Article 3 | | The sea has the right to be respected, in dignity and in cleanliness. |
Article 4 | | No one can endanger the integrity of the sea without bearing the consequences. |
Article 5 | | The flora and fauna of the sea may only be ewploited to the degree in which their right to
renewal is guaranteed. |
Article 6 | | The sea must be a special object of research, with a view to its preservation and that of the
human race. |
Article 7 | | The sea is a place of memory, and some of the shrines resulting from dramatic encounters
between it and man must remain inviolate. |
Article 8 | | The sea is the largest museum in the world, and all the relics of the human adventures
that it contains must be protected against looting and damage. |
Article 9 | | Global supervision of the sea is the duty of humanity. |
Article 10 | | Every person has the right and duty to stay informed about the condition of the sea. |
Philip Plisson et Christian Buchet vous invitent à réfléchir sur la mer Avenir de la Terre Philip Plisson and Christian Buchet intend to share and raise awareness that Ocean is the future of the earth. "It is the sea that I try to honour through my gaze. I hope that my illustrated emotions will take you on a voyage between the sea and the sky and truly become part of the same fact : the longing for the sea" says Philip Plisson.
Marine expert Christian Buchet - manager of the Marine Research Centre of the Catholic University of Paris and a trustee of the French Institute for the Sea - examines the many contemporary environmental issues affecting oceans around the world. Extracts from the book "Ocean" (English version of "La Mer Avenir de Terre") page 330, text by Christian Buchet.
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