The Earthian Creed represents a unified worldview for all Society Members. It functions as the moral and ethical foundation for the Society. Members can plan individual actions using the Personal Action Planner for ideas.

As a member of the Earthian Society, I agree to take action and strive for personal progress in the following “Earthian” attitudes and behaviors:

Respect for Man

• Treat all human beings with respect and consideration. Treat others as we wish them to treat us.

Respect and Preserve Nature

• Take responsibility for any impacts on nature and treat all creatures decently
• Protect and restore Earth’s ecological systems and regenerative capabilities

 Help the Poor

• Help eradicate poverty as an ethical, social and environmental imperative
• Support universal access to education, healthcare and economic opportunity

 Practice a Sustainable Lifestyle

• Use all natural resources frugally and efficiently, particularly fossil fuels
• Moderate material consumption: reduce, reuse and recycle
  

 Take Responsibility

• The protection of human rights and those of the rest of nature is a worldwide responsibility that transcends all cultural, ideological and geographical boundaries. This responsibility is both individual and collective.
  
  

• Tolerance - Tolerance for diversity of race, color, nationality or religion

• Care - Caring for the community of life, with understanding and compassion

• Non-violence - Promote a global society of non-violence, tolerance and peace

• Equality - Equal rights for everyone, including the right to life, liberty and security of person; to peaceful assembly and association; to participation in government; to education; to the freedoms of thought, conscience and religion; to inquiry and expression.

• Participation - Inclusive participation in decision-making
  

• Governance – Provide transparency and accountability in governance, and access to justice.

• Development - Human development that does not threaten the integrity of nature or the survival of other species
  
  
• Sustainability - Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  

Note: This Creed was developed from material in the Earth Charter from Earth Charter International (www.earthcharter.org).