The Determining Features of the Ecozoic Era

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  1. Earth is a communion of subjects not a collection of objects.
  2. Earth exists and can survive only in its integral functioning. It cannot survive in fragments any more than any organism can survive in fragments. Yet, Earth is not a global sameness. It is a differentiated unity and must be sustained in the integrity andinterrelations of its many bioregional modes of expression.
  3. Earth is a one-time endowment. It is subject to irreversible dam-age in the major patterns of its functioning.
  4. Earth is primary, the human is derivative. Earth must be the pri-mary concern of every human institution, profession, program and activity. In economics, for instance, the first law of economics must be the preservation of the Earth economy. A rising Gross National Product with a declining Gross Earth Product reveals the absurdity of our present economy. It should be clear, in the medical profession, that we cannot have healthy people on a sick planet.