Israel suggests 10 'green' commandments
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Jewish nation, which long ago received the Ten Commandments from God, has now proposed to the world another set of "shall" and "shall nots" — but these concern the environment.
The director-general of Israel’s Environment Ministry, Mr Uri Marinov, told the Earth Summit on Wednesday: "Long, long ago, we, the Jewish nation, received Ten Commandments which govern relations among men, and between man and his Creator.
"Today, we would like to suggest a set of principles — 10 commandments — to regulate man’s relationship with the environment," he said in an address on the opening day of the UN conference.
The following are excerpts from the 10 green commandments:
1 — We must respect the environment;
2 — We must alter our behaviour, as individuals and as nations, in order to preserve the Earth in all its glory;
3 — We must integrate environmental considerations into all decision-making;
4 — We must improve the environment;
5 — We must conserve the resources which embellish our environment;
6— We must turn to the renewable resources that the Creator’s goodness has bestowed;
7 — We must not pollute, litter, waste or destroy;
8 — We must study the environment, the wonders of nature and the processes which affect it;
9 — We must enlist in the service of the environment; and
10— We must never forget that humanity is an inseparable part of Creation. — Renter.
Source : The Straits Times, June 5, 1992
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