BASIS FOR A JUST ECONOMY While fleshing out the details of what a good green economy should be is far beyond the scope of this piece, we believe there should be some principles built in. Below is a word-cloud with some of these principles, many of which have been elaborated on elsewhere. Fundamentally, we question the notion that the only way for human to interact with and protect nature is by subsuming it into a market economy. Rio is not the beginning or the end of the tug-o-war over the Green Economy idea, but it is an important battle. When entering the discussion, we ask you to consider the following: “What is the future you really want? What is the future you need? And what will it take to get it?
new development indicators
rights to nat ur e
right to development
Internalizing externalites
i n t e r g e n e r at i o n a l e q u i t y
beyond growth resilience sustainable consumption and production
approach
balanced
dignity precautionary
inclusion democratizing natural resource management
accountability
Harmony with Nature
Rights-based
redefining well-being
common but differentiated responsibility
Another world is possible...