10 September 2018
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1. Human numbers and industrial activity shall be restricted to levels sufficiently low that their presence and activity has a very small effect on the planet’s biosphere (physical, chemical and biological composition).
2. There shall be but a single organization – a Planetary Management Organization, or PMO – in control of the planet. The purpose and function of the PMO are to accomplish the goal of establishing and maintaining a long-term-sustainable human population living in harmony with the rest of the biosphere.
1. Although the PMO exercises control over the entire planet, most of its physical presence (infrastructure, population) is located in a single geographic area. This area is called the PMO city-state. High-technology or large-scale industrial production is permitted only in the PMO city-state. (“High-technology” refers to technology utilizing electricity, including nuclear technology.)
2. Outside of the PMO area, no cities or towns are allowed, only nomadic tribes or small, isolated settlements (villages). Permanent settlements exceeding a certain size must be authorized (chartered).
3. Most of the planet remains primitive. In most areas, only hunter-gatherer activity is permitted. In designated areas, primitive agriculture is permitted. (“Primitive agriculture” implies non-mechanized farming on family-sized plots.)
1. The PMO city-state area shall not exceed one percent of the planet’s land area.
2. The population of the PMO city-state shall be of a size sufficient to effectively manage the planet, considered to be generally in the range of five to fifty million people.
3. Outside of the PMO city-state, total village area shall not exceed one percent of the planet’s land area.
4. Villages exceeding 500 permanent residents shall be registered (chartered).
5. Village population may not exceed 15, 000. Villages exceeding this size shall be warned. Villages exceeding 20,000 shall be terminated (charter revoked, depopulated).
6. Villages shall be geographically separate (ten kilometers), to reduce stress on the environment, to prevent merging, to reduce competition for resources, and to minimize conflict.
1. The primary goal of the PMO is to realize the accomplishment of a long-term sustainable human population living in harmony with the rest of the biosphere. To achieve this goal, it is recommended that the organizational structure of the PMO city-state be a synarchic government with leaders selected by merit. (The term “synarchy” is attributed to Thomas Stackhouse. The term was further developed by Alexandre Saint-Yves d’Alveydre, and refers generally to a form of joint-rule government, such as rule by enlightened masters or Plato’s Guardians.)
2. Outside of the PMO area, population movement and activity are unrestricted, subject to the requirement that they do not materially impede accomplishment of the primary PMO goal. Members of the PMO (who are citizens of the PMO city-state) are subject to all of the usual rights, privileges, responsibilities, constraints, requirements, obligations and duties of civilized society. With due notice, they may leave the PMO area at will, and are free to return. People outside of the PMO area may apply for entry to the PMO area as visitors or as citizens, and will be granted or refused admission in accordance with applicable regulations.
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4. FndID(172)
5. FndTitle(Planetary Management Principles, Rules and Regulations)
6. FndDescription(A description of principles, rules and regulations for planetary management to promote the long-term survival of human population and the biosphere of Earth.)
7. FndKeywords(planetary management; long-term survival; biospheric destruction; species extinction)