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International Initiative

in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky

as Mankind’s Scientific, Cultural

and Environmental Right
 

April 20th 2008
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Campaign for Adoption of the Starlight Declaration

DECLARATION
IN DEFENCE OF THE NIGHT SKY AND THE RIGHT TO STARLIGHT

Proceedings - Starlight 2007 Conference

 

"An unpolluted night sky that allows the enjoyment and contemplation of the firmament should be considered an inalienable right of humankind equivalent to all other environmental, social, and cultural rights, due to its impact on the development of all peoples and on the conservation of biodiversity."

Starlight Declaration. La Palma, Spain 2008.

 

"The sky, our common and universal heritage, is an integral part of the environment perceived by humanity. Humankind has always observed the sky either to interpret it or to understand the physical laws that govern the universe. This interest in astronomy has had profound implications for science, philosophy, religion, culture and our general conception of the universe".

Proclamation of 2009 as International Year of Astronomy. UNESCO General Conference. Paris 2005.

 

“Persons belonging to future generations have the right to an uncontaminated and undamaged Earth, including pure skies; they are entitled to its enjoyment as the ground of human history of culture and social bonds that make each generation and individual a member of one human family.”


Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Future Generations. La Laguna, 1994.

 

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