We Can Work Together For A Better

Recognizing That Sustainable Development, Democracy And Peace Are Indivisible Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come... Today We Are Faced With A Challenge That Calls For A Shift In Our Thinking, So That Humanity Stops Threatening Its Life-support System. We Are Called To Assist The Earth To Heal Her Wounds And In The Process Heal Our Own - Indeed, To Embrace The Whole Of Creation In All Its Diversity, Beauty And Wonder.

An Individual Citizen Cannot Protect Himself From The Powers Of Large Corporations Or External Governments. It Is The Responsibility Of The Government To Protect Its Citizens.

You Can Make A Lot Of Speeches, But The Real Thing Is When You Dig A Hole, Plant A Tree, Give It Water, And Make It Survive. That's What Makes The Difference

For Me Planting A Tree Is A Very Doable Thing. It's Not Complicated, It Doesn't Require Technology, It Doesn't Require Much Knowledge, But It Can Be A Very Important Entry Point Into Communities Understanding How They Destroy Their Own Resources, But How They Can Also Restore Those Resources, And Not Wait For Their Government Or International Agencies To Come And Help Them.

Sometimes I Feel Frustration At The Bureaucracy For Not Moving Fast Enough To Deliver In The Way That I Would Prefer. But That Is Probably Because I Have Worked For Many Years In The Civil Society, Which Tends To Move Much Faster Than Government.