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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
P.O. Box 33
Lionel Town, Clarendon
Jamaica
Email: iparchment@yahoo.com
Website: www.unesco.org/csi/act/jamaica/jamai3e.htm
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
The Caribbean Coastal Area Management [CCAM] Foundation believes the planet Earth to be a composite
living system requiring certain conditions to sustain man in an optimal environment.
Mankind is recognized as the ruling element in this living system and therefore has a natural duty of
care to manage the system in a way which guides its evolution along the road of sustainable
development. Humanity has been challenged to bring the Earth to its maximum realizable potential. Mankind
must respect the integrity of the living system which is the planet Earth; in a real sense the
Earth has rights. The rights of humans should not supersede Earth rights, but rather, be aligned and
in balance with them to ensure the survival, diversity, sustainability and harmony of the planet. The
pursuit of profit and the right of man to procreate does not supercede the right of the Earth to remain
in biodiversity and free of danger from pollution.
THE SOCIO-BIOSPHERE RESERVE: MAN IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
A socio-biosphere is a defined geographical area of land, water and atmosphere containing human, animal
and plant organisms which function as balanced and sustainable interractive socio-ecosystems. Socio-biospheres
should function harmoniously with adjacent socio-biospheres.
The fundamental concept of a wildlife refuge or ecological sanctuary is that natural areas with their
flora and fauna should be set apart from human society and economy. Humans who visit to watch or
study are at best tolerated; they are considered an intrusion.
The fundamental concept of a nature park is that natural areas are set apart and managed for humans
to visit. The focus is on the natural beauty of the park and its creatures. Humans are welcome, but
nothing is to be taken but photographs, nothing is to be left but footprints.
Areas where humans live and work are not usually considered suitable for environmental conservation
and protection. Some wildlife [e.g. crocodiles, snakes] are considered an intrusion into cities and
towns with their residential, industrial and commercial centres; others [e.g. crows and hawks] are pests
in rural areas with their agricultural and pastoral focus. Settlement [e.g. housing, roadbuilding]
and extractive activity [e.g. mining, tree cutting] are often seen as antithetical to environmental
concerns.
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