Signed by
Josué de Castro, first delegate elected to the
Peoples Congress on September 21st, published
the day of his death, September 24, 1973
To the United Nations General Assembly
concerning the laws for the sea.
The seas of the
world
As delegates of the Peoples Congress, elected
directly and democratically by a trans-national
electorate from 110 countries
We state
That the seas of the world
- Represent a vital, essential element in climates
stability and the distribution of water on the
planet
- Contains enormous but not inexhaustible wealth -
food ,energy and raw materials
We state
- That the seas of the world, missing an own legal
status are the object of the Nations states frantic
desire
- There is a great risk to see the Nations States
cut up seas and oceans for their own profit
- There is a great risk to see the level of
pollution increase until all this wealth is
destroyed
We declare
That the seas of the world
- Are a common asset belonging to all the
inhabitants of the Planet
- Must be sheltered from unrestrained greed
We ask
For the creation of specialised world institutions
with limited but real power, able to impose their
regulations to Nations States that are vital for the
survival of the seas of the world and for its
exploitation for the benefit of all the species
