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In the interest of promoting a dialogue on the politics of environmental policy, we are providing a brief summary of the Citizen’s Action Party (PAC) position. It appears in the post from Tex Hawkins, with an explanation of its origin.

The Citizen’s Action Party (PAC) has worked since its formation to define and strengthen those principles that guide our political participation. The model of integrated development, solidarity and sustainability to which we are committed over the long term is based upon the recognition of universal human rights, from which emanate solid proposals and organizing principles of our thought and political action. We agree that humanity is one and the planet is home to us all. For this reason, we campaign for citizen action, solidarity, respect, equity, responsibility and ethics in government.

In the PAC party, we work for human development with environmental sustainability and a long-range perspective that integrates the economic as well as the social, cultural and political. By “human development” we understand those processes that improve the quality of life associated with positive and balanced evolution of the country’s people and institutions through time. Human development means better options for satisfying needs and providing individual and collective well-being.

The term “sustainability” relates to biodiversity conservation, responsible management of the nation’s natural resources, and ecosystem stability over time, such that human activity will not threaten or irreversibly affect natural cycles, resources, or bio-geophysical processes. Sustainability is based on human comprehension and respect for the dynamic equilibriums of nature. Our economic model and socio-political organization are based on the principles summarized above.