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United NationsA/RES/37/7
Distr. GENERAL
28 October 1982
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A/RES/37/7
48th plenary meeting
28 October 1982
37/7. World Charter for Nature
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the revised
draft World Charter for Nature,
Recalling that, in its resolution 35/7 of 30 October 1980, it expressed
its conviction that the benefits which could be obtained from nature depended
on the maintenance of natural processes and on the diversity of life forms and
that those benefits were jeopardized by the excessive exploitation and the
destruction of natural habitats,
Further recalling that, in the same resolution, it recognized the need
for appropriate measures at the national and international levels to protect
nature and promote international co-operation in that field,
Recalling that, in its resolution 36/6 of 27 October 1981, it again
expressed its awareness of the crucial importance attached by the
international community to the promotion and development of co-operation aimed
at protecting and safeguarding the balance and quality of nature and invited
the Secretary-General to transmit to Member States the text of the revised
version of the draft World Charter for Nature contained in the report of the
Ad Hoc Group of Experts on the draft World Charter for Nature, as well as
any further observations by States, with a view to appropriate consideration
by the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session,
Conscious of the spirit and terms of its resolutions 35/7 and 36/6, in
which it solemnly invited Member States, in the exercise of their permanent
sovereignty over their natural resources, to conduct their activities in
recognition of the supreme importance of protecting natural systems,
maintaining the balance and quality of nature and conserving natural
resources, in the interests of present and future generations,
Having considered the supplementary report of the Secretary-General,
Expressing its gratitude to the Ad Hoc Group of Experts which, through
its work, has assembled the necessary elements for the General Assembly to be
able to complete the consideration of and adopt the revised draft World
Charter for Nature at its thirty-seventh session, as it had previously
recommended,
Adopts and solemnly proclaims the World Charter for Nature contained in
the annex to the present resolution.
ANNEX
World Charter for Nature
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the fundamental purposes of the United Nations, in particular
the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of
friendly relations among nations and the achievement of international
co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social,
cultural, technical, intellectual or humanitarian character,
Aware that:
(a) Mankind is a part of nature and life depends on the uninterrupted
functioning of natural systems which ensure the supply of energy and
nutrients,
(b) Civilization is rooted in nature, which has shaped human culture and
influenced all artistic and scientific achievement, and living in harmony with
nature gives man the best opportunities for the development of his creativity,
and for rest and recreation,
Convinced that:
(a) Every form of life is unique, warranting respect regardless of its
worth to man, and, to accord other organisms such recognition, man must be
guided by a moral code of action,
(b) Man can alter nature and exhaust natural resources by his action or
its consequences and, therefore, must fully recognize the urgency of
maintaining the stability and quality of nature and of conserving natural
resources,
Persuaded that:
(a) Lasting benefits from nature depend upon the maintenance of
essential ecological processes and life support systems, and upon the
diversity of life forms, which are jeopardized through excessive exploitation
and habitat destruction by man,
(b) The degradation of natural systems owing to excessive consumption
and misuse of natural resources, as well as to failure to establish an
appropriate economic order among peoples and among States, leads to the
breakdown of the economic, social and political framework of civilization,
(c) Competition for scarce resources creates conflicts, whereas the
conservation of nature and natural resources contributes to justice and the
maintenance of peace and cannot be achieved until mankind learns to live in
peace and to forsake war and armaments,
Reaffirming that man must acquire the knowledge to maintain and enhance
his ability to use natural resources in a manner which ensures the
preservation of the species and ecosystems for the benefit of present and
future generations,
Firmly convinced of the need for appropriate measures, at the national
and international, individual and collective, and private and public levels,
to protect nature and promote international co-operation in this field,
Adopts, to these ends, the present World Charter for Nature, which
proclaims the following principles of conservation by which all human conduct
affecting nature is to be guided and judged.
I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. Nature shall be respected and its essential processes shall not be
impaired.
2. The genetic viability on the earth shall not be compromised; the
population levels of all life forms, wild and domesticated, must be at least
sufficient for their survival, and to this end necessary habitats shall be
safeguarded.
3. All areas of the earth, both land and sea, shall be subject to these
principles of conservation; special protection shall be given to unique areas,
to representative samples of all the different types of ecosystems and to the
habitats of rare or endangered species.
4. Ecosystems and organisms, as well as the land, marine and
atmospheric resources that are utilized by man, shall be managed to achieve
and maintain optimum sustainable productivity, but not in such a way as to
endanger the integrity of those other ecosystems or species with which they
coexist.
5. Nature shall be secured against degradation caused by warfare or
other hostile activities.