Repository of Ethical Worldviews
Are there worldviews inherent in philosophical and religious traditions of the Asia Pacific that shape ethical relationships with the natural world? Are these anthropocentric, biocentric, ecocentric or cosmocentric worldviews? How do our worldviews allocate value and meaning to people, plants, animals and the biosphere? What are the relationships between such worldviews and actual decisions made by policymakers or the daily lives of the people they represent?
Outline of the report and call for contributions [pdf-260KB]
The following four entries are open for comment, and are examples of the types of entry we encourage from every group in the world. Please email your entries to rushsap.bgk@unesco.org.
Amerindian alternative views of nature [PDF - 376KB] by Egleé L. Zent, Laboratory of Human Ecology, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research
Jodï ecogony (Jkyo jkwainï) [PDF - 3.2MB] by Egleé L. Zent, Laboratory of Human Ecology, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research
Thai views of nature [PDF - 380KB] by Napat Chaipraditkul
Eubios Ethics Institute, ThailandRamkokamekra-Canela [PDF - 200KB] by Theresa Miller, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Cultivated plants, allied souls: the Jarawara garden [PDF- 574KB] by Fabiana Maizza Member of the Cesta (Centre of Amerindian Studies), University of São Paulo
Napëpë footsteps [PDF - 522KB] by Bruce Albert, IRD-MNHN and associated to ISA – Instituto Socioambiental
The following is a list of current working group participants:
Professor D. Nesy: nesy.daniel[at]gmail.com
Dr. Jasdev Rai: jsrai100[at]yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Alireza Bagheri: ali.bagherichimeh[at]utoronto.ca
Mr. Andrew Bosworth: a.bosworth[at]unesco.org
Dr. Arthur Saniotis: saniotis[at]yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Ayoub Abu-Dayyeh: e_casesociety[at]yahoo.com
Dr. Darryl Macer: d.macer[at]unesco.org
Dr. Engelbert C. Pasag: engelmo[at]yahoo.com
Ms. Kayo Uejima: kayo[at]lablink.jp
Professor On-Kwok Lai: oklai[at]ksc.kwansei.ac.jp
Mr. Marlone M. Araneta: enolram[at]yahoo.com
Mr Marco Antonio Zamboni Zalamena: zambonizalamena[at]gmail.com
Dr. Minakshi Bhardwaj: bhardwajm[at]cardiff.ac.uk
Dr Mohd Hazim Murad: drhazim[at]um.edu.my
Mr. Nat Tuivavalagi: nat.tuivavalagi[at]gmail.com
Ms. Napat Chaipraditkul: napat[at]eubios.info
Dr. Sultan Ismail: sultanismail[at]gmail.com
Dr. Tamara Kudaibergenova: ahtamar[at]hotmail.com
Dr. Sailau Suaalii-Sauni: s.suaalii[at]auckland.ac.nz
Professor Shui Chuen Lee: shuiclee[at]cc.ncu.edu.tw
Dr. Siti Nor: sitinuraninor[at]um.edu.my
Professor Sivanandam Panneerselvam: sps[at]md4.vsnl.net.in
Ph.D. Philipp P. Thapa: thapa[at]uni-greifswald.de
Richa Singh: singhricha384[at]gmail.com
Mr. Alexandre Herbetta: alexandre_herbetta[at]yahoo.com.br
Mr. Bruce Albert: brucesergealbert[at]gmail.com
Ms. Eglee Zent: egleelzent[at]gmail.com
Ms. Eliane Camargo: camargo[at]vjf.cnrs.fr
Ms. Fabiana Maizza: fabimaizza[at]hotmail.com
Mr. Gilton Mendes/Mr. Joao Paulo Tukano: giltonmendes[at]terra.com.br
If interested in joining the working group, or participating in a meeting, please send an email to: rushsap.bgk@unesco.org.
This page was last updated on 3 April 2012
