I am happy to report we had positive results in Saanich Chambers this past week. Council accepted the new management plan for Haro Woods that supports the natural designation it was given in 2013.
Yesterday I was looking through websites and came upon the LivingFuture.org information. An article on Biophilic Design caught my eye:
“Our bodies crave nature. Of this we are sure.” … “until recently, we had little but our intuition to back this up, confirming how good it feels to interact with the natural world as part of our natural heritage” … “Access to nature – along with clean air and water- must be recognized as a basic human right.”… “human dependence on nature that extends far beyond the simple issues of material and physical sustenance to encompass as well the human craving for aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive, and even spiritual meaning and satisfaction.”
Stephen Kellert also stated, “This daring assertion reaches beyond the poetic and philosophical articulation to nature’s capacity to inspire and morally inform to a scientific claim of a human need,fired in the crucible of evolutionary development, for deep and intimate association with the natural environment, particularly it’s living biota.” published in 1993. He was ahead of his time.
This week a 3rd year law student from UVic contacted me. She is working on a Bill of Rights for the Salish Sea. I also heard from Dr. Kriss Kivorkian who is working on a Declaration of Rights for the Southern Resident Orcas. I’m certain she, like all of us, were grateful to hear the actions the Senator across the ocean has taken designating funds to protect the Orca’s.
I believe 2019 is going to be an important year.