Summary
In 2015, a report by the Secretary-General outlines progresses made to implement the UN’s 2014 harmony with nature resolution and draws on contributions made by the fifth interactive dialogue of the General Assembly. The report said panelists in the dialogue “described promising approaches, trends and achievements, many of them initiated or promoted by the members of the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network…” The report concludes by noting that “Nature needs to exist, flourish and thrive, as we humans do, and we must learn to coexist in a healthy, supportive, diverse and harmonious condition.” The report then gives a series of recommendations, including recommendations to consider the harmony with nature approach outlined in the report, to invite the Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network to advance the conceptualization of sustainable living in harmony with nature, and to showcase support for the development of holistic and integrated approaches to sustainable living in harmony with nature.