WISE-World Institute for Society and the Environment
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The World Needs Each of Us
To Revolutionize Our relationship With the Earth
Make the WISE Pledge and
Embrace Nature-Centric Values, Principles, and Choices
And Help Co-Create A Healthier World.
Now, more than ever, we need to awaken our humanity. We can reclaim our vision to end the climate, biodiversity, ecosystem and human welfare crises, and embrace the courage to engage in a fundamental transformation of our values – individually and across society. Together, we can convert these crises into opportunities for a new paradigm.
Life’s strength is the diversity in the fabric of the biosphere…
Its saving grace is in the power of our unity
“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage such as these that the belief that human history is thus shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” [1] (Robert F. Kennedy, 1966)
We each can awaken the essence of our humanity and fall back in love with the Earth. We have the innate ability to ignite our passion and capacity to unify our collective vision, courage, and action.
When we do, it will guide us on a path of grace to transform ourselves and our society. Together, we can co-create a healthier, just and equitable world for all life on Earth.
Some Key Aspects of a Positive Relationship with Nature Include:
Embracing Nature's Intrinsic Values: Conducting our lives on Earth with the implicit and explicit acceptance, respect, and compassion for the intrinsic value of, and our fundamental interconnectedness with, nonhuman species, biodiversity, and all of Nature.
Living In Sync with Natural Cycles: Understanding, respecting, living our lives and conducting our work in synchrony with the processes and cycles of Nature.
Embracing Indigenous Wisdom: Learning from traditional cultures that have lived in balance with Nature for centuries and integrating their knowledge and wisdom into our lives and actions.
Fostering Reciprocity: Adopting the understanding that Nature provides life, health and prosperity for all of us and that we must give back. We can do this by preserving and restoring fauna, flora, biodiversity, habitats, and ecosystems, promoting the health of the planet, using ecologically sustainable practices in everything we do, including with ecologically sound renewable resources, and not only having minimal to no ecological footprint, but net positive ecological outcomes.
Cultivating Mindfulness and Presence: Being fully aware of one's surroundings and appreciating the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
Promoting Ecological Literacy: Educating oneself and each other about the intricate web of relationships within ecosystems and the impact of human actions on the environment.
By integrating society into nature, we will have a deeper connection with the natural world around us and a more balanced and regenerative relationship between humanity and the planet. This will provide incredible benefits, including transformation of the climate, biodiversity and ecosystem crises, improved physical and mental health, and greater productivity, success and happiness.
Our WISE pledge is about respecting the interconnectedness of all living things and living in balance with them. It's about embracing a holistic approach to life, where we are not separate from Nature, but intergrated with it.
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There are no obligations, no fees, no expected donations, no requirements.
We are only asking for you to make the WISE pledge to prioritize and embrace
Nature-centric values, principles, and choices to help co-create a better world.
“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.”
[2] Dalai Lama XIV, 1995
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[1] Kennedy, R.F. (1966). Day of Affirmation Address, University of Capetown, Capetown, South Africa, June 6, 1966. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/robert-f-kennedy/robert-f-kennedy-speeches/day-of-affirmation-address-university-of-capetown-capetown-south-africa-june-6-1966
[2] Dalai Lama XIV (1995). My Tibet. University of California Press, Los Angeles, CA. 162 pp. ISBN: 0520089480.
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