Preamble
We, the future leaders of the world, in an effort to balance social equity, economic prosperity, and ecological integrity, establish that the environment has rights needing to be respected and that the citizens of the world have responsibilities toward the environment and the community that must be fulfilled. People of the world must have access to information, an active voice in government; private industry and the government must contribute to solutions for environmental problems and people need to employ effective measures to create sustainable life styles. We seek to combat the problems of land degradation, deforestation, toxic waste disposal, energy and resource use, rapid urbanization, and corporate and social responsibility, for the benefit of the earth and all its inhabitants.
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