« Human beings are at the centre of concern for sustainable development.
They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. »

Principle 1 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development / Rio de Janeiro / June 3-12, 1992.


« The only given condition to establishing rights is the plurality of mankind: rights exist because we share the Earth with other human beings. No divine command issuing from the creation of Man in God’s image, no natural law stemming from the “nature” of Man is sufficient to create a new law on Earth: rights spring from the plurality of Mankind, whereas divine command or natural law would exist even if there were only one human being on Earth. »

Hannah ARENDT – The Origins of Totalitarianism