Abstract
Successful implementation of the quest for sustainable use of the planet requires that human society both reexamine and expand present views of what is sacred and what is not. The most important aspect will be going beyond a homocentric focus to a biocentric emphasis. A unifying theme would be the desire to leave a habitable planet for human descendants and those of other spe- cies. It is unlikely that society can be confident of achieving sustainability until persuasive evidence supporting this belief has existed for several generations. In order for sustainable use of the planet to persist indefinitely, the conditions essential to this state must be morally preserved on sacred grounds. Viewing natural systems as sacred requires not only preventing damage to them but, wher- ever possible, repairing damage to them caused by humankind.
Highlights
A new relationship between humankind and Earth based on a belief that the planet’s biospheric life support system is sacred is needed for humanity to create planetary sustainability
If a single species (Homo sapiens) can expect to exist indefinitely on the planet, it is essential that the goals and conditions for sustainability be widely accepted and implemented
A common belief seems to be that, severe the environmental crisis, it is possible to return to the pre-crisis condition. This return may well be possible if the overshoot in exceeding carrying capacity is modest, quickly discovered, and within the resilience of natural systems
Summary
A new relationship between humankind and Earth based on a belief that the planet’s biospheric life support system is sacred is needed for humanity to create planetary sustainability. Starting with the cave painters of Chauvet, Lascaux, and Altamira, humankind depicts, through art, a special relationship with nature that venerates humankind’s co-existence and interdependence with the environment, an environment in The mission of this discussion is to persuade people to alter their behaviors and come to an environmental awaking of a co-evolutionary relationship with nature so that species, ecosystems, and humanity can be sustained. If a single species (Homo sapiens) can expect to exist indefinitely on the planet, it is essential that the goals and conditions for sustainability be widely accepted and implemented. If these goals and conditions are successfully met, sustainability requires that they be secured against violation, infringement, etc. If one accepts these definitions of sacred, the goals and conditions for a sustainable world become sacred
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