Harmony with Nature
A/RES/73/235
General Assembly on Harmony with Nature, addressing Earth jurisprudence, 16 and of
the interactive dialogues of the Assembly on Harmony with Nature in the pro motion
of the balanced integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of
sustainable development through harmony with nature;
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Requests the President of the General Assembly to convene, at the seventythird session of the Assembly, an interactive dialogue, to be held at the plenary
meetings to be convened during the commemoration of International Mother Earth
Day on 22 April 2019, with the participation of Member States, United Nations
organizations, independent experts and other relevant stakeholders, to discuss the
contributions of harmony with nature in ensuring inclusive, equitable and quality
education on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts and to
inspire citizens and societies to reconsider how they interact with the natural world
in the context of sustainable development;
4.
Encourages the experts of the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network
to carry out a study of local and national initiatives on the protection of Mother Earth,
as applicable, to be considered by the Secretary-General in his report on the
implementation of the present resolution;
5.
Decides to continue observing International Mother Earth Day annually
on 22 April, requests the Secretary-General to provide continuing support, and
encourages Member States to observe the International Day at the national level;
6.
Takes note with appreciation of the agreement between the Government of
the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
of the Secretariat, 17 invites Member States to contribute to the earmarked activities
related to Harmony with Nature under the trust fund of the high -level political forum
on sustainable development, aiming, inter alia, at the participation of independent
experts in the interactive dialogues of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature,
and invites relevant stakeholders to contribute to the earmarked activities related to
Harmony with Nature;
7.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to use the website on Harmony
with Nature, managed by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals of the
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, to gather information and contributions
on ideas and activities to promote a holistic approach to sustainable development in
harmony with nature and to advance the integration of interdisciplinary scientific
work, including success stories on the use of traditional knowledge and on existing
national legislation;
8.
Calls for holistic and integrated approaches to sustainable development,
in its three dimensions, that will guide humanity to live in harmony with nature and
lead to efforts to restore the health and integrity of the Earth ’s ecosystems;
9.
Invites States, as appropriate:
(a) To further build up a knowledge network in order to advance a holistic
conceptualization of sustainable development in its three dimensions to identify
different economic approaches that reflect the drivers and value s of living in harmony
with nature, relying on current scientific information to achieve sustainable
development, and to facilitate support for and recognition of the fundamental
interconnections between humankind and nature;
(b) To promote harmony with the Earth, including as found in indigenous
cultures, to learn from those cultures and to support and promote efforts being made
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See A/71/266.
Available from www.harmonywithnatureun.org/trustfund.html.
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