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1 green prehistory green values and principles although first grassroots ecological organisation sierra club started at the end of the 19th century in north america first political green ideas emerged only after the second world war as a critical reaction to failure of the economic growth policy that was the guiding principles of rebuilding process in europe consumerism did not provide the promised better living social differences did not disappear and peace in the world was not achieved dependency on oil became a clear threat to fresh industrial societies new freedoms and emancipation of women and other disenfranchised only brought them to ambivalent position and new challenges and colonialism did not disappear but barely changed its action form economic growth and consumerism are imposed not just as preconditions for better living but as a direct indicator of it scientific improvements were faster than ever and offered exact data and factor-base predictions of the results some of the predictions revealed that nature and human environment is deteriorating fast pointing out to acid rains ozone layer depletion and consequences of pollution to human health at the same time other scientific discoveries gave the feeling of complete control and power of humans over the nature through nuclear energy or antibiotics or use of pesticide in agriculture luckily there were those that started to critically think of those magical solutions jolly seventies diverse ecological movement emerged in the 1960s active against local polluters endangerment of wild species etc problems that they were engaging themselves with were limited to ecological protection and preservation however these movements started to grow taking part with other movements and critically addressing the whole system entering the 1970s with developed standpoints regarding ecological responsibility democracy and equality adding an important aspect to its plate antinuclear and antiwar positions 1970s were marked by large oil crisis that led to boycott of the manufactures and price raise and finally led to development of the nuclear energy that was supposed to end energy dependency of the western european states in addition to these trends and constant nuclear weapons threat during the cold war 1970s were also distinct by the vietnam war strong antimilitarism movements entered the stage adding to already vivid civil society movements of environmentalist and antinuclear protesters on the move with a vivid agenda and numerous public actions and support these movements manage to send the message to the leaders of the time but the reactions was rather negative or in best case reactions remained restricted to oral support and no actions to make necessary changes this led to growing opinion that none of the existing political parties and politicians can make needed changes and there is a need for formulation of new political power in order to channel the arisen ideology for the time to come logical step was establishing of a new parties based on these ideas and this took place in europe at the beginning of the 1980s these parties combined the activists goals with philosophical direction nevertheless when compared to modern day green parties they were missing a holistic approach and firmly defined unique political stand the second generation of green ideas so called modern environmental movement faced with rapid population growth desertification loss of forests use of pesticides and the genera depletion of resources it did not source http katysexposure.wordpress.com 2 green pass

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1 green values and principles take long for the question to be raised of the limitations of the planet to support the forecast economic growth of mankind survivalism1 associated with the fear that one day in the future all of the resources will be depleted which will directly lead to the collapse of the system are articulated in the book titled the limits of growth from 1972 written by donella h meadows dennis l meadows jørgen randers and william w behrens iii anti-nuke rally in pennsylvania usa 1979 source http arcweb.archives.gov the answer to these global questions could not be given from one issue perspective it was not possible to explain any of the issues taking into account only ecology or social policy nor only science or religion any given alternatives need to clarify the difference between quality of life and living standards this twist in the way of thinking was very appealing to new generations and therefore led many young people to join the greens gathering diverse membership and activists characterised by very critical and unconventional approach with strong dislike for any subordination led to strong division of those that did not believe in making change by being part of the established political system and those that did not believe that the guerrilla struggle is sufficient this struggle continued and furthermore improved development of the green idea resulting in creation of three major directions of green acting influencing the existing political parties and decision makers to green their policies forming green parties and party political activism green activism outside of established legal entities and political system this book explains three principles giving the fundamental framework within which society must be designed technical solutions will not in themselves bring about a sustainable society the rapid rates of growth aimed for by industrialised societies have an exponential character which means that dangers stored up over a relatively long period of time can very suddenly have a catastrophic effect the interaction of problems caused by growth means that such problems cannot be dealt with isolation the third generation of greens also faced serious problems of the raising global issues from acid rains and ozone depletion to endangerment of biodiversity genetically modified organisms and overall threat of the climate change 1 survivalism is a concept that advocates actively preparation for the upcoming possible catastrophe and believes that it threatens humanity due to natural disasters nuclear or biological warfare massive infections etc source http green.autoblog.com 3 green pass

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1 there is no green dogma green values and principles current topics contexts membership and even goals were changing for the green parties and movements agenda through time and through space only in the sphere of feminism movement priorities were ranging from the fight against female genital mutilation in one country to encouragement for more women in leading positions in the second once a popular concern for the ozone layer depletion is now transferred to the problem of global warming the economic plans are traveling the globe and are going from the acceptance of liberal economic cooperation to the anarcho-syndicalists and the pirate movement ideas it the past there has been justification of military intervention and strong opposition of use of any weapons after a fierce battle for the survival of pandas we have matured to recognize that maintaining this specie was a waste of precious resources although if simplified like this green ideas may seem like a confusing twisting maze there are generally adopted values and principles that may be useful for understanding or more importantly continuance of development and implementation of green philosophy philosophical roots of the green ideology green ideology draws its ethical bearing from an array of sources from the values of indigenous peoples to the ethics of mohandas gandhi spinoza and uexküll these people influenced green thinking in their support of long-term seventh generation foresight what we call today sustainable and on the personal accountability of every individual to make moral choices agitation about adverse consequences of human actions on nature predates the contemporary notion of environmentalism social commentators as far apart as ancient rome and china complained of air water and noise pollution as a specific form of pollution the theoretical roots of environmentalism can be traced back to enlightenment thinkers such as rousseau in france and later the author and naturalist thoreau in america as modern green ideology deals with much more than the simple environmental questions it is often possible to hear those that connect karl marx s theory when it comes to argumentations during traditionally vivid ideological greens internal discussions green platforms draw terminology from the science of ecology and policy from environmentalism deep ecology feminism pacifism anarchism libertarian socialism social democracy eco-socialism and social ecology no matter the innovations that have been introduced over the years to green idea thing which remains present in basic building-block of green political thought is ethical commitment to non-human nature and life as such ecofeminism philosophy and movement that stands out by the influence and presence in green idea is most definitely ecofeminism ecofeminism is as activist and academic movement constituted analogy between human domination over nature and oppression of women this theory was developed during 1980s and 1990s by the union of antinuclear ecological and feminist movements it advocates deep respect to all life and emphasizes the importance of interrelationships between humans non-humans and the earth source http www.animalwallpapers.us 4 green pass

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1 anthropocentrism is a concept in which the valuing by-itself is exclusively the privilege of the humans while nonhuman environment can only have an instrumental value human beings as the only conscious being are in the centre of universe and ethics is only applicable to them assessment of reality can exist only from exclusively human perspective one of the first and most important authors arne naess has identified anthropocentrism as a root cause of the crisis human overpopulation and the extinctions of many non-human species defenders of anthropocentrism views point out that a healthy sustainable environment is necessary for human well-being as opposed for its own sake problem with this is that even if we follow only human needs we have to include all the factors influencing human wellbeing which again goes beyond shorttermed developing goals ecofeminism states that patriarchy capitalism exploitation and abuse of people land and beings are caused by dominator culture and that this return circular process places oppressed ones especially woman in consistently vulnerable position expiating for the bad outcomes of the system why do we need values starting point of any thought are the values that are applied to concrete things depending on how we determine the value of specific object the duality is being formed creating a key to conceptual diversification what something is and what something is not giving a specific value to an object in mind can significantly change the resulting conclusions when it comes to needs of the society setting priorities creating sustainability valuing diversity defying the need for solidarity etc greens are specifically tied to the question of values probably because most of the greens in the final instance believe that long-term prosperity is only possible by fundamentally changing current perception of value change of the paradigm green politics believers often say that green ideology is a comprehensive overview of the world not only a political option for any deeper understanding and diversification of the layers of green idea there is a need to make two important distinctions between opposite concepts on two different levels giving us four useful terms for evaluating heterogeneous green ethics the answer to this one would say incomplete understanding of the world we find in the opposite side in ecocentrism in the ecologism discourse and so-called biosphere egalitarianism humans are nothing more than just another worthy factor of ecological systems and ethical political and social validation as belonging to both humans and non-human nature the ontological belief denies that there are any existential divisions between human and non-human nature sufficient to claim that humans are either the sole bearers of intrinsic value or possess greater intrinsic value than non-human nature 5 green pass green values and principles this theory tackles our dislocation from nature starting 20 000 years ago when humans moved from the gatherer/hunter stage to that of domesticating plants and animals leading us to anthropocentrism and speciesism as the result of the impulse to conquer and control nature further on patriarchy generally identified as a root of many problems and suffering is only a consequence of concepts mentioned above being only 5.000 years old anthropocentrism vs ecocentrism

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1 green values and principles an ecocentric ethic is believed to be necessary in order to develop a basis for protecting the natural world critics of ecocentrism argue that it opens the doors to an anti-humanist morality that risks sacrificing human well-being for the sake of an ill-defined greater good ecologism aims at saving the ecosystems not for its future exploitation but for its own innate value while ecology studied nature under a scientific eye ecologism plays as a passionate creed to activism considering nature as a jewel to be preserved for itself besides all of this an important distinction between ecologism and environmentalism is in the scope ecologism is an ideology in complete sense of it while environmentalism is rather a working method that can be adjusted and applied together with other ideologies the effects of such application can be seen in anti-speciesism movement vegan dietary positions and what some called environmental extremism source http weheartit.com what does it mean to be green during the first global congress of the greens in canberra australia in 2001 delegates from all over the world defined what means to be green in new millennium we as citizens of the planet and members of the global greens united in our awareness that we depend on the earth s vitality diversity and beauty and that it is our responsibility to pass them on undiminished or even improved to the next generation recognising that the dominant patterns of human production and consumption based on the dogma of economic growth at any cost and the excessive and wasteful use of natural resources without considering earth s carrying capacity are causing extreme deterioration in the environment and a massive extinction of species acknowledging that injustice racism poverty ignorance corruption crime and violence armed conflict and the search for maximum short term profit are causing widespread human suffering accepting that developed countries through their pursuit of economic and political goals have contributed to the degradation of the environment and of human dignity environmentalism vs ecologism environmentalism is focused on management of environment and it does not insist on fundamental change of the relation of humans towards other living beings it also claims that the existing problems can be fixed even without elementary changes regarding valuing or changes of the current consumption and production economic concept environmentalism is dedicated to protection of the environment without intention to protect the environment of an ant or mushroom or a tree when you take a look at most of the green activities throughout the world it must be admitted that we are only capable to deal with problems that directly or indirectly endanger us humans we are unfortunately most of the time unaware of the complexity of the living system so we only focus our attention on those parts that we can see and that are affecting us ecologism holds that a sustainable and fulfilling existence presupposes radical changes in our relationship with the non-human natural world and in our mode of social and political life ecologism looks upon humanity as part of an ecosystem this is a science questioning humans ability to comprehend beyond their immediate time and beyond their immediate space think global act local 6 green pass

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1 reconciles short term objectives with long term goals ensures that future generations have the same right as the present generation to natural and cultural benefits affirm our responsibility to one another to the greater community of life and to future generations commit ourselves as green parties and political movements from around the world to implement these interrelated principles and to create a global partnership in support of their fulfilment recognising that without equality between men and women no real democracy can be achieved concerned for the dignity of humanity and the value of cultural heritage recognising the rights of indigenous people and their contribution to the common heritage as well as the right of all minorities and oppressed peoples to their culture religion economic and cultural life convinced that cooperation rather than competition is a pre-requisite for ensuring the guarantee of such human rights as nutritious food comfortable shelter health education fair labour free speech clean air potable water and an unspoilt natural environment recognising that the environment ignores borders between countries and building on the declaration of the global gathering of greens at rio in 1992 assert the need for fundamental changes in people s attitudes values and ways of producing and living declare that the new millennium provides a defining point to begin that transformation resolve to promote a comprehensive concept of sustainability which protects and restores the integrity of the earth s ecosystems with special concern for biodiversity and the natural processes that sustain life acknowledges the interrelatedness of all ecological social and economic processes balances individual interests with the common good source http globalgreens.org 7 green pass green values and principles committed to closing the gap between rich and poor and building a citizenship based on equal rights for all individuals in all spheres of social economic political and cultural life harmonises freedom with responsibility welcomes diversity within unity

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1 official green principles greenciples green values and principles after accepting starting ideas and concepts of the green ideology the logical step is to find resulting practical applications of the thoughts to understanding and acting upon everyday issues on local global and any level in between the list of the principles that follow the green ideology can be very long and specific depending on the context key principles are part of the official political platform of green parties and organisations we call these the four pillars of green parties there is no hierarchy between these four principles and they are considered equally important for the green way of thinking and acting to succeed this requires individual empowerment through access to all the relevant information required for any decision and access to education to enable all to participate breaking down inequalities of wealth and power that inhibit participation building grassroots institutions that enable decisions to be made directly at the appropriate level by those affected based on systems which encourage civic vitality voluntary action and community responsibility strong support for giving young people a voice through educating encouraging and assisting youth involvement in every aspect of political life including their participation in all decision making bodies that all elected representatives are committed to the principles of transparency truthfulness and accountability in governance that all electoral systems are transparent and democratic and that this is enforced by law that in all electoral systems each adult has an equal vote that all electoral systems are based on proportional representation and all elections are publicly funded with strict limits on and full transparency of corporate and private donations that all citizens have the right to be a member of the political party of their choice within a multi-party system most of the greens are unhappy with representative democracy and they want more direct democracy nevertheless parliamentary democracy is still accepted and reforms proposed by some parties are proportional elections more referendums lowering of voting age threshold age or establishing of ethical rules for politicians one form of direct democracy that greens appreciate and some want to legalize under certain conditions is also civil disobedience participative democracy this term is also known as grassroots democracy and amongst the greens it is accepted as the only reliable running model for achieving real social change for many of the green parties the role of the boss or leader is not being used in the structure and party is managed by share of responsibilities and power amongst elected prominent members or spokespersons as well parties and movements in their statutory and organisation documents have articles that prevent the accumulation of power and allow the broadest participation in the decisions of the membership greens seek democracy in which all citizens have the right to voice their opinions and that allows them to directly participate in decisions that directly affect their lives decisions about the environment economy social and political issues source http zeitgeistmediaproject.com 8 green pass

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1 non-violence the essence of this principle lies in the rejection of all forms of violence and efforts in removing the causes of violence that are rooted in social political ecological cultural psychological or economic spheres greens are committed to establishing a culture of peace and cooperation between countries different societies and the individuals themselves which is the basis of security it is important to understand the concept of nonviolence beyond the antiwar movement and it applies to the everyday life and general means of communication and action safety cannot be based on military force the force is strong enough or dangerous but on cooperation harmonized economic social development environmental security human rights this requires a comprehensive concept of global security which gives priority to social economic ecological psychological and cultural aspects of conflict instead of a concept based primarily on military balances of power a global security system capable of the prevention management and resolution of conflicts removing the causes of war by understanding and respecting other cultures eradicating racism promoting freedom and democracy and ending global poverty pursuing general and complete disarmament including international agreements to ensure a complete and definitive ban of nuclear biological and chemical arms anti-personnel mines and depleted uranium weapons strengthening the united nations un as the global organisation of conflict management and peacekeeping pursuing a rigorous code of conduct on arms exports to countries where human rights are being violated care of security of humans rather than security of states source http portal.unesco.org 9 green pass green values and principles therefore violence should never be a means by which the other party wins here the green ideology draws on theory that gandhi advocated taking measures which should stop the escalation of violence and not cooperating with those who commit violence.

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1 social justice green values and principles it is also known as social equality or economic justice social justice relies on a general rejection of discrimination on the basis of differences between classes genders ethnicities or cultures greens here are actually advocating egalitarianism seeing that the great differences in wealth are caused by the lack of impact of institutions that would prevent strong to oppress inferior and if the benefit is based on the possibility of use of resources the idea is that natural and social resources should be distributed globally not just locally or nationally this requires a complete review of the existing economic system relationships and distribution of economic power on the basic principle of international cultural solidarity this would unconditionally meet basic human needs and ensure that all residents have an open opportunity for personal and social development this again emphasizes the interconnection of all environmental factors and concludes that there is no social justice without environmental justice or environmental justice without social justice in the framework of social justice some of the specific requirements set by the green are the main income basic income and public ownership of basic goods and services the basic income should satisfy the basic needs of citizens and release the individual of a pressure for survival basic social care should be available to all citizens and therefore controlled by the state or be in the public domain and none of the green movement is advocating further privatization of public services ecological wisdom human survival and happiness of humans and all other species is based on resources of the planet and which must be used with an awareness of current and future generations with the utmost respect and preservation of biodiversity and of all species on the planet it is important to take into account the environmentalism and ecocentrism as the basis for a claim greens recognize that human beings are part of the natural world and promote respect for the uniqueness of all life forms including non-human species according to the precautionary principle it is necessary to ensure the integrity of ecosystems and protection of biodiversity as natural systems that sustain life this requires that we learn to live within the ecological and resource limits of the planet that we protect animal and plant life and life itself that is sustained by the natural elements earth water air and sun where knowledge is limited that we take the path of caution in order to secure the continued abundance of the resources of the planet for present and future generations in most of the green programs you can find concrete requirements for a total ban or restrictions on the use of genetically modified organisms gmos pesticides hormones and antibiotics in agriculture apart from these the green movement and politics use other specific principles which can easily be transformed into a political agenda in the continuation you can recognize some of the values that are not related only to the green ideology keeping in mind that these are not always in the programs of parties and under these names but certainly are logically and ethically closely linked and complementing previous four pillars of green ideas source http yein.deviantart.com 10 green pass

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1 holism reduced to a simple rule everything is connected to everything the famous theory about butterfly and hurricane is not just a legend and has a strong scientific background this approach also relies on a physical constant cycling of matter and energy in nature it does not apply only to the fact that each activity has its consequences in ecology but also in the social context radical ecologists attitudes point out to a holistic comprehensive approach to a relation between humans and non-humans and provide the following conclusions the whole is more than the sum of its parts knowledge is dependent on context there is no ultimate truth priority of the process over the segments unity of the human and nonhuman nature importance in the holistic approach is also given to deep ecology and bioethics deep ecology is a philosophical concept that replaces the ensuring that the rich limit their consumption to allow the poor their fair share of the earth s resources redefining the concept of wealth to focus on quality of life rather than capacity for over-consumption creating a world economy which aims to satisfy the needs of all not the greed of a few and enables those presently living to meet their own needs without jeopardising the ability of future generations to meet theirs eliminating the causes of population growth by ensuring economic security and providing access to basic education and health for all giving both men and women greater control over their fertility redefining the roles and responsibilities of trans-national corporations in order to support the principles of sustainable development implementing mechanisms to tax as well as regulating speculative financial flows ensuring that market prices of goods and services fully incorporate the environmental costs of their production and consumption achieving greater resource and energy efficiency and development and use of environmentally sustainable technologies encouraging local self-reliance to the greatest practical extent to create worthwhile satisfying communities some more specific problems that need attention are the sustainability of transport and reduction of traffic especially aviation which has a far greater impact on the environment than other forms of transport then nuclear energy the cessation of construction and gradual transition to renewable energy and at the end organic or ecological farming some associated this last issue with the resurgence of rural culture and lifestyle not only in the countries where most people live from agriculture anthropocentric perspectives that privileges the human values and objectives with biocentric or ecocentric vision mixed with nature spirituality it justifies eco-primitivist perspective of many ecoactivists who wish to significantly reduce the population and the reduction or elimination of industrial technology in order to reduce or remove the increasing destruction of the natural world by modern industrial societies although the norwegian philosopher arne naess is usually considered to be the father of deep ecology the book to which this concept was named is deep ecology by bill devall and george sessions 1986 bioethics a discipline that analyzes the legal moral social ethical aspects of biological and medical sciences in particular it deals with genetic engineering reproductive physiology use and abuse of medical and agricultural technologies control of quality and quantity of population etc sustainability greens recognize the limitations that exist for the material expansion of society within the biosphere and the need for conservation of biodiversity through sustainable use of renewable resources and responsible use of non 11 green pass green values and principles -renewable it is necessary to stop the steady growth of global consumption population growth and material inequalities in the population because sustainability is not possible until the eradication of poverty sustainability means fulfilment of needs of present and future generations this requires:

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1 solidarity green values and principles green ideology regards solidarity not only as the spiritual virtue of individuals but as a necessary basis for the benefit of mankind greens say the four most important solidarities are solidarity towards the poor between the global north and south to future generations and solidarity of man with nature specifically this would mean a rejection of gdp gross domestic product as a measure of development and progress of society and the introduction of alternative indicators of quality of life which would include other factors than economic ones another practical example is the need to shorten the standard working hours eg from 40 to 30 hours per week the albanian green party has a slogan that explains such a request work less so that everyone can work this measure does not only result in more jobs but also more free time for employees quality of life not quantity of all the principles this might have the widest application the idea is that we should act in order to make happy life and not life that is focused on the luck in the financial segment provided that the basic material conditions are met in this sense green advocate redefining the term wealth not as a capacity for consumption but as the quality of life human and civil liberties greens in all endeavors reconcile the notions of freedom and responsibility so here this does not mean absolute freedom for everyone to do what one thinks fit putting others in the danger but that all citizens are guaranteed rights to freedom from slavery and forced labor torture and of death the right to freedom of movement fair trial privacy expression religion right to marriage and family within the greens there is an active debate about the introduction the right of possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use as well as introducing the right to use the internet without restrictions majority agrees about reproductive rights and the right to lgbtq marriage respect for diversity by diversity we mean above all the variety of the living world i.e biodiversity and diversity among people greens believe it is important to positively evaluate the cultural ethnic racial sexual religious and spiritual diversity and promote respect in the different in practice this means for example that the decision-making structures should reflect the diversity leaders and that there should be support of people who would be written off by the traditional discrimination the second segment of respect and conservation of the diversity of other species on the planet comes from the ecological wisdom feminism and gender equity greens realize that we have inherited a social system based on the dominance of men especially referring to the sphere of political and economic decision-making thus calling for a change of ethics of domination and control and establishment of culture of cooperation and source http unionpreschool.com 12 green pass

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1 green values and principles interaction with respect of gender differences is important to stress that the process by which we come to decisions and actions is as important as the result we want eco-feminists of the greens further emphasize the parallels between the oppression of women and repression of nature focusing on the problem of copied cultural model of dominance from generation to generation and systematical justification of oppression of lower ranked by the higher ranked subjects or objects in addition the greens acknowledge the historical responsibility of developed countries today for the repression and distortion of many countries and societies in the developing world greens largely approach immigration question as a value rather than as a problem and seek for greater rights for immigrants the local economy and economic justice these issues encompass number of the above mentioned principles in their programs some organizations and parties point out the promotion of small-scale operations non-interest loans employee ownershipas an alternative to state and private ownership and regulation and taxation of speculative financial flows in addition it is important to greens to promote the local economy and fair trade concept and the idea that unites all of these requests and proposals called the green economy inter-generational justice this represents an obligation of the present generation to hand over the environment society and cultural heritage to young people on a sustainable basis and in a state in which the young have an equal chance to again in a sustainable way enjoy the wealth of the planet and human society also the inter-generational justice entails an obligation of the young to look after the elderly this concept provides all the generations with the opportunity for full participation in society the motto we only borrowed the world from our children is more appropriate today than ever before the impact of modern man to himself and his environment is largest in the history and future of next-generation is in question the global justice although there is strong separate movement in the context of globalization that connects people and increases our interdependence global justice is understood in a green idea as well greens are in favor of sustainable development worldwide and universal respect for human rights in order to do this it is necessary to establish an independent institutional framework to oversee the social responsibility of business and fair trade ensure that the market price of goods and services fully include environmental costs in the area where they have been produced and consumed the application of the polluter pays principle redefinition of roles and responsibilities of multinational companies increase assistance to developing countries and remove the burden of debt that poor countries have which prevents them from developing balance the flow of resources from the global south to north source http www.shippingcontainers24.com fair trade the fair or just trade is an organized international social movement that promotes socially responsible behavior in trade with producers from poorer communities and countries movement itself defines fair trade as a trading partnership based on dialogue respect and transparency in order to increase the mutual benefit in international trade and prevent the exploitation of cheap labor and natural resources for some products you can see a sign for fair trade which should guarantee that this product is produced according to these principles green economy is a sustainable economy by the green principles that should replace the existing traditional economic system the main idea lies in the changing of the goal of economy from fast acquisition of greater material profits to understanding of economy as a tool for basic needs of individuals and development of society 13 green pass

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1 internationalism green values and principles greens support the benefits of globalization such as intense communication between people which should foster solidarity exchange of knowledge and experiences and respect for diversity and nonimposition of one culture over the other european greens are in favor of a stronger federal european union that is not based on a capitalist basis and dogma of economic growth also green wants more influence of institutions of the united nations provided that they also reformed and liberate of prioritization of economically powerful over the weak equal opportunity chance greens believe that the state is responsible to provide the basic conditions for the development or realization or emancipation and participation of all citizens in the decision making whether we talk about the roof over our heads or food and clean water or teaching in minority languages or support systems for people with special needs or all the efforts should provide equal opportunities for the realization of every individual the point here is that democracy without allowing equal opportunities for participation in the community cannot give a true democratic result thus for example or some greens advocate for a legal valuation the traditional home work of women which denies women opportunity for devotion to other aspects of life there is no authoritative complete version of key values and principles but we can say that these guiding principles are defined and adjusted to fit different contexts and societies we hope that we sparkled your interest to search for more and come up with your own list of principles that you define your values with pacifism pacifism is derived from the idea of nonviolence different greens differently understand pacifism but certainly all are against the armed conflicts some greens advocate for complete cessation of arms at the national and global level general and complete disarmament this includes international treaties to ensure the complete and definitive ban of nuclear biological and chemical weapons land mines cluster bombs and depleted uranium weapons most accepted the justification of military intervention only with the mandate of the united nations and seek stricter rules on arms exports to countries that violate human rights european parties advocate against nato saying that it does not meet the objectives of maintaining peace and criticize its undemocratic structure military structures are seen as necessary rather for help in emergency situation situations caused by natural disasters and never as belligerent force the vast majority of the greens are against conscription decentralization and subsidiarity the power and responsibility or rather than at the top of the structure or should be concentrated in the community at the local level or at in regions and only when necessary they can be moved to higher levels of government poscard of european campaign of council of europe all different all equal 2007 14 green pass

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