We stand at a critical point in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. To move forward we must recognise that in the midst of a great diversity of cultures and lifeforms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on a respect for Nature, www.earthcharter.org universal human rights, economic justice and a culture of peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations [of both]. Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace and the joyful celebration of life Sustainable Futures for PNG Teaching Sustainability and Sustainable Development at the University of Papua New Guinea
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We stand at a critical point inEarth's history, a time whenhumanity must choose its future.
To move forward we mustrecognise that in the midst of agreat diversity of cultures andlifeforms we are one humanfamily and one Earth communitywith a common destiny.
We must join together to bringforth a sustainable global societyfounded on a respect for Nature,
www.earthcharter.org
universal human rights, economicjustice and a culture of peace.Towards this end, it is imperativethat we, the peoples of Earth,declare our responsibility to oneanother, to the greatercommunity of life, and to futuregenerations [of both].
Let ours be a time remembered forthe awakening of a newreverence for life, the firmresolve to achieve sustainability,the quickening of the strugglefor justice and peace and thejoyful celebration of life
Sustainable Futures for PNG Teaching Sustainability andSustainable Development at the
University of Papua New Guinea
Creating a shared vision of asustainable and desirable futureis the most critical task ofhumanity today. This visionmust be of a world that we allwant, a world that providespermanent well being within theEarth's biological limitations andand ecological constraints in afair and equitable way to all ofhumanity, to other species, andto future generations of both.
Modified from Constanza &Kubiszewski
Sustainable Futures for PNGTeaching Sustainability and SustainableDevelopment at the University of Papua
New Guinea
Sustainable Futures for PNGTeaching Sustainability and Sustainable Development at the University
of Papua New Guinea
PNG can be a smart, fair, wise,healthy and happy nationwhilst maintaining culturaldiversity and spirituality andwith a sustainingenvironment.
The ecological crises can besolved. We can reach anecologically sustainablefuture.
We say in cooperation, yes wecan, and yes we will, todevelop our country and ourworld based on soundecological principles
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Sustainable Futures for PNGTeaching Sustainability and Sustainable
Development at the University of PNG
Adjunct Professor David MowbrayEnvironmental Science and Geography
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Professor Chalapan KaluwinHead of Environmental Science andGeographyAndCo-director of Centre for Climate Changeand Sustainable Development
Sustainability Futures for PNG Teaching Sustainability and Sustainasble Development at
UPNG
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At
At the 2015 PNG Update
18th to 19th June 2015
At the University of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby PNG
Sustainability Futures for PNG
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Development Challengesin the LNG Era
Strategies to Convert theResource Boom intoSustainableDevelopment
Paper submitted: Sustainability Futures for PNGTeaching Sustainability and Sustainable Development at
UPNG 77 pages
1. Abstract
2. The Quest for a Meaning toSustainability and SustainableDevelopment
3. Our understanding of SD andsustainability depends upon our ethicsand World View
4. A history and some definitions ofsustainability / SD *
5. Ecological and economic sustainability= strong v weak sustainability.
6. So What is Sustainability?
7. What is Unsustainability?
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Sustainability Futures for PNGTeaching Sustainability and Sustainable Development at
UPNG paper & power point both available as pdf
8. (More precise) definitions ofsustainability
9. Situation in PNG today
10.The PNG Way forward to ResponsibleSustainable Development: Vision 2050and Charles Abel “The Strategy:development revolution”
11 TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY &SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAT UPNG the BSD programme
12. Teaching sustainability and SD inschools and villages. Needed“sustainability literacy”!
13. Conclusion
14 References8
Dm Sustainability Solutions for PNG
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Sustainability &SustainableDevelopment
Every one uses these terms butwhat do they really mean?
Both are misused terms. Theirmeaning depends upon the user'sworld view
Sustainability Solutions
Sustainability may be themost important word in ourlanguage, and also the mostmisused
Sustainable Development
is an oxymoron
Not if “growth in quality” egimproved education andhealth and well-being)
The study of sustainable developmentfocuses on fostering the transition to asustainable future for PNG
… involving
… process which aims to create anecologically and economicallysustainable and socially equitable society
and ……..
Improving the quality of life / humanwell-being within the carrying capacityof supporting ecosystems & maintainingecosystem services
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Sustainability Solutions for PNG
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We must now move into the“Sustainability Revolution”
The future of all Nature and ourEarth depend upon it.
Hence it is crucial that weunderstand clearly what“sustainability” and “sustainabledevelopment” mean and whatthey require.
We must work toward strong sustainability solutions
Core principles
The six core principles are:
1. Ecological sustainability;
2. Social equality andeconomic justice;
3. Grassroots democracy;
4. Peace, disarmament andnonviolence.
5. Ecological wisdom
6. Ecological Justice
The meaning of Sustainability andSustainable Development
Sustainability Solutions for PNG
To get people to understandcorrectly the meanings ofsustainable development andsustainability
….......
We have to change their'mental models' or'world view' to be
Ecocentric - Earth-centred/Environmental wisdom
Sustainable ethics
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World Views
On web
Ecocentric
Anthropocentic
Technocentric
Chiras
Frontier
Sustainable Ethic
World Views
Miller
Planetary Management
Stewardship
Environmental Wisdom
Earth Centred World View
Environmental Wisdom
Deep Ecology
World Views
Strong Sustainability
To accept strongsustainability we must
Be ecocentric
Have a EnvironmentalWisdom World View
Have sustainableEthics
To accept strongsustainability ourworld view mustextend toincorporate
All species on Earth
Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Biosphere
The Sustainability Dozen
Solutions for Strong Sustainability
Biodiversity Protection
Commitment to eco-efficiency,renewables & energytransformation
Pollution Prevention
Sufficiency
Demographic equilibrium
Economic & PoliticalTransformation
Ecological Sustainability
Social equality / equity
Economic justice
More public participation
Peace & Non-violence
Ecological Wisdom
Ecological Justice
ESD = 3 E's and good G
The Earth has biological limits / ecological constraints
At present humans’ ecological footprint exceeds the Earth's carryingcapacity by 1.5-1.7 times; by 2050 by 2 times – we NOW consume 1.7Earths. This is clearly UNSUSTAINABLE due to economic growthand too many people and too much consumption.
The idea of continuous (so called sustainable) economic growth is basedon a false assumption , in fact on 'ecological absurdities'. This is whatenvironmental scientists and ecologists have been saying for years andschool children learn in biology classes at school!!!!
“In overdeveloped countries peoples must live moresimply so others in developing countries can simplylive”; so over-developed countries must of necessityDE-DEVELOP
Two important lessons from Ecological Footprint
1. Over-developed countriesmust DE-DEVELOP astheir ecological footprint isfar too large eg Australia
Australia must reduce its EFgreatly to below itsbiocapacity and to besustainable / not greedy
2. PNGians and other developingcountries ought not to aspireto this prosperity and GREED
3 PNGians need aspire toVision 2050 aims but staywithin lower ecologicalfootprint than biocapacity. andremain sustainable
Strong versus weak sustainability
Economists accept weaksustainability
Ecologists / ESs / EEsstress strong
sustainability
strong sustainability==
No substitution for criticalNatural Capital
The new economy will be based on a genuine vision of life's ultimate meaning and purpose – an economythat does not cut us off from Nature and community but fosters true human potential, fulfillment andhappiness.
What is sustainable and what is unsustainable
Sustainability is
List 26 points on whereterm sustainability mightapply
Sustainability ensues the sustenance ofhealthy and diverse ecosystems forexisting and future generations ofhumans and other species. For thiswe need to recognise biologicallimitations and ecologicalconstraints and that physical growthcan not be endless.
Unsustainability
Lists 14 points on whereterm unsustainabilitymight apply
We are living unsustainably
The endless growth economy is a keydriver of unsustainability
More precise Definition of Sustainability
Sustainability refers to the ability ofecosystems, or a society or any suchongoing system to continue functioningand persist into the indefinite future.
ELABORATION
Sustainability
Is a way of life and approach to environmental, social andeconomic activities for all societies, now rich and poor, which iscompatible with ensuring maintaining an environment suitable forall living things now and for ever;
is a commitment to ecocentric values or an Earth-centred worldview and to the continual coexistence of humans with other livingthings on Earth; recognising that both human cultures evolve as doall living things adapting as their environments change;
is where the ecological processes on which all life depends aremaintained, and where humans live within the carrying capacity ofsupporting ecosystems; using more renewable resources andworking to restore and enhance degraded ecosystems;
Is about matching wants and needs of human societies to the bio-capacity of Earth's ecosystems such that humans minimise ourecological footprint by changing our ways so we do not in futureexceed the Earth's bio-capacity;
is about ensuring the social and economic well being for all peoplesand ecological justice for Nature as well as social justice forpeople;
and constraints on human impact preclude endless growth ofhuman populations and material consumption and destructivetechnologies.
Situation in PNG Today
An enlightened view from Hon Charles Abel
Recognises global environmental issues andproblems of unsustainability in PNG
We need to find a new PNG way
We need a new paradigm – to change frombrown to green development.
Sustainability Solutions in PNG; back ground
1975 PNG has environmentaland sustainability concerns inher Constitution
In 1993 Waigani Seminar onEnvironment & Development:From Rio to Rai / Stretim NauBilong Tumora (or Ita HanamoaKerukeru Totona) - first PNGNSDS
In 2009 got Vision 2050 In 2000-10-12-14 now have PNG
MDGs / now also SDGs In 2015 got the Strategy (PNG
RSDS): From Rio to Rai toESD/RSD to ples (second PNGNSDS)
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PNG Problems and Blocks onSustainable Development
Despite a commitment to sustainabledevelopment, over the years PNG hasmade manymistakes by doing thingsinconsistent with that commitment tosustainable development
These include 14 examples given,plus individual & behavioural barriers
BARRIERS to SD in PNG
The PNG Way Forward to ResponsibleSustainable Development
PNG has two key documents: Vision 2050 andNational Strategy of Responsible SustainableDevelopment.
It has a PNG Long Term Plan 2010-2030..Recent release ? It now needsan Action Plan for Sustainability to ensure success
Vision 2050 and
National Strategy of Responsible SustainableDevelopment. With its 21 principles.
The problems and government actions inconsistentwith a sustainable development strategy arerecognised clearly by Minister Abel and his staff.They suggest 'new PNG way' or 'development orsustainability revolution' and commitment to thenew paradigm of green development.
The STRATEGY a paradigm shift and a development revolution
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Ck Teaching / Bachelor of SustainableDevelopment
The study of SustainableDevelopment providesjust what the worldneeds most now – aviable alternative waythat both celebrates thefull spectrum of humanpotential and acceptsthe biophysical andecological realities /limits within which thehuman animal mustfunction
Education for sustainabledevelopment is an essentialingredient. It helps usunderstand and address theneeds for change,encourages changes in ourattitudes and behaviour andgives us the knowledge andskills to effect that change
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TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PNG
The study of SustainableDevelopment seems to have thepotential to unlock the doorsseparating disciplines, and tobreak down the barriersbetween academic knowledgeand action
4 year UG or 2 year PG
Bachelor of SustainableDevelopment
Bachelor of Sustainable Development
UPNG / ESG’s response toThe Strategy is to be part ofthat process; to run aBachelor of SustainableDevelopment
To foster Charles Abel’snew paradigm of greendevelopment / to join his“development revolution”
To move out of our “comfortzone” and look for a newway / a PNG way.
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Bachelor of Sustainable Development
At UPNG / ESG Students will seek a new
vision and new tools tobecome active participantsalong the new road …
…. to sustainability and realsustainable development.
They will be trained to becatalysts and implementersfor change
They will be trained to use awide range of sustainabilityindicators
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Bachelor of Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development andSustainability mean different things topeople across different disciplines (egenvironmental scientists andconventional economists; industrialistsand environmental / conservationactivists)..
Students will be exposed to thesemany varied definitions andinterpretations. Students will relate ideason sustainability to world views. What isstrong and what is weak sustainabilitywill be discussed and how it affects thedevelopment strategy and ensuringsustainability.
per different world viewsvery differentpeople of seems to have the potential tounlock the doors separating disciplines, andto break down the barriers between academicknowledge and action
During the programstudents will redefineSustainableDevelopment in ourown PNG way
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Bachelor of Sustainable Development
OUR RESPONSEYear 1 SFY
(in 2016 AFY / FYBA ?)
Year 2 8 courses include
Introduction to SD
Planning for SD
SD Law
As a 4 yearundergraduate or 2 yearsecond degreeCommencing 2015
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Bachelor of Sustainable Development
Year 3 8 courses include
Principles of Green Engineering andCleaner Production
Sustainable Urban Built Environment
Service Improvement Principles &Techniques
LAHARA
Sustainable Development Projcct / WorkExperience
As a 4 yearundergraduate or 2 yearsecond degreeCommencing 2015
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Bachelor of Sustainable Development
Year 4 7 courses includes adoubleResearch Techniques & Skills
Special Topics in SustainableDevelopment (double points)
As a 4 yearundergraduate or 2 yearsecond degreeCommencing 2015
UPNG has embarked on anew degree in SustainableDevelopment tosupplement its other 44ESG course
This is our contribution tofind SUSTAINABILITYFUTURES FOR PAPUANEW GUINEA
The PNG way
Paper SUSTAINABLE FUTURES FOR PNG
TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Dr David Mowbray pro bono Adjunct Professor
and
Professor Chalapan Kaluwin
Professor and Head
Environmental Science and Geography Discipline
University of Papua New Guinea
at the
2015 PNG Update, 18-19 June 2015
Development Challenges in the LNG Era on the topic:Strategies to convert the resource boom into
sustainable development
PNG can be a smart, fair,wise, healthy and happynation whilst maintainingcultural diversity andspirituality and with asustaining environment.
Planning for sustainabledevelopment …...meanswe need to adopt thedifferent paradigm ofgreen development – thePNG way.
David Mowbray, modifyingoriginal iconic statement;see Sinebare, (2014)
W e c a n l i v e m o r esustainably by becomingenvironmentally literate,l earn ing f rom na ture ,having an ecocentric worldview, living more simply and lightly on the Earth, andb e c o m i n g a c t i v eenvironmental citizens andw o r k i n g t o w a r d asus ta inable fu ture forhumans and all other livingthings and the ecosystemsthat sustain all life.
The ecological crises can besolved. We can reach anecologically sustainablefuture. We say incooperation, yes we can,and yes we will, to developour country and our worldbased on sound ecologicalprinciples.
quote is a modified mix fromHaydn Washington andStacey Onea and MickeyWembi, two UniversityStudents doing course onIntroduction to SustainableDevelopment whenaddressing Hon CharlesAbel PNG GovernmentMinister for NationalPlanning and Monitoringand advocate ofresponsible sustainable andgreen development in PNG(April 1, 2015).
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