Through a process of consultation the Peoples Earth Decade has developed a set of twelve themes.
Biodiversity & Habitat
Forests, wild spaces, species protection, ecosystem integrity, bio-regions, conservation, preservation, animals.
Cities, Settlements & Recycling
Housing, city footprint, transport, planning, eco-villages, recycling, urban gardens, infrastructure, urban-rural dynamics, waste - reducing, pre-cycling, recycling and reuse.
Climate, Energy & Pollution
Global warming, climate change, energy conservation, technological solutions, climate justice, transforming production systems, renewable energy systems.
Economics & Trade
Corporate accountability, money systems, financing sustainability, debt, trade justice, market access, tourism, micro-credit, industry.
Faith, Religion & Spirituality
Understanding, feeling connected, truths, beliefs, simplicity, empowerment, compassion, sanctity of life.
Food & Farming
Food security, food sovereignty, sustainable livelihood systems, permaculture, organic production, fairtrade, seed security, slow food.
Health & Wellbeing
Happiness, HIV/Aids, healing systems, allopathic medicine, alternative medicine, drugs, lifestyle, sport.
Knowledge systems & Education
Cultural diversity, cosmologies, different ways of seeing, science, technology, foot-printing, story-telling, lifelong learning, experiential learning, arts and media.
Peace, Non Violence, Cultural Diversity
Conflict resolution, solidarity, demilitarisation, cross-cultural understanding,
culture of peace, trust.
Rights, Responsibility & Governance
Environmental/human-community rights, global governance, crime, justice, democracy, gender, ethnicity.
Strengthening Communities
Neighbourhoods, indigenous peoples, supporting local initiatives, self-reliance, local economies, community spirit, grass roots, meeting places.
Water, River, Sea
Sanitation, Fresh water systems, drinking water, reuse, water rights, fresh and marine biodiversity, sustainable sea-harvesting, watershed protection.
The Peoples-Earth-Summit invites you help develop these themes.
Send your ideas to: ideas@peoplesearthsummit.net
