Earth Charter
Program Description
Green Cross strives to improve law and governance systems protecting
the environment. To promote this goal, Green Cross helped draft the Earth
Charter which embodies fundamental values and principles and is intended
to serve as a universal code of conduct to guide people and nations towards
a sustainable future. In partnership with the Earth Council and other
like-minded organizations worldwide, we are contributing to the further
development of the Earth Charter through a global participatory process.
We are working to have the Earth Charter endorsed by the United Nations
through regional seminars, national hearings, and an interactive drafting
effort.
Earth Charter News
The most updated place to find information about the Earth Charter is
the Earth Charter website
Earth Charter Initiative
- NewsFlash - January, 2003
The Earth Charter Secretariat
releases report on the activities and accomplishments of the Earth Charter
Initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable Development - November
11, 2002
Earth Charter NewsFlash - May 2002
Vermont
towns prepare to vote on Earth Charter - March 05, 2002
Earth
Charter displayed at United Nations - January 24, 2002
The President of Costa Rica Receives
the Earth Charter - November 06, 2000
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands
to Receive the Earth Charter - June 29, 2000
Proposed Texts
Seminars,Workshops,Roundtables
1999, October 1-6 : State of the World Forum, San Francisco, USA.
Every year since 1995, the State of the World Forum takes place in
San Francisco, California, with the participation of world leaders.
This Forum, initiated, among others, by Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev, promotes
intensive debate and round table discussion about the future of global
civilization. This year, the Earth Charter will be one of the major
themes. Mr. Steven Rockfeller and Mr. Maximo Kalaw will be presenting
on this initiative.
1999, June 4 : Earth Charter Committee Meeting in Japan.
The Green Cross Japan is organizing a first Earth Charter Committee
meeting, following the discussions they had with Mr. Maurice Strong
and Maximo Kalaw last February. The purpose of having this meeting is
to involve representatives from all major stakeholders in the country
that have impact on sustainable development, especially the National
Councils for Sustainable Development (JNCSD). They are extending their
committee to new organizations in order to make this a more participatory
and broader process.
End 1998 : GC Workshop on Input to Benchmark II
Links & Resources
Earth Charter Bulletin
Index
The EC Consultation Homepage
National Campaigns
and Partner Websites
International
Economic Law Web Resources
Transparency International
Archives & Others
The Earth
Charter Youth Contest Project Proposal
Earth Charter history of development
7 April 1998 : EC Forum for Pacific Rim
8-10 March 1998 : Second Moscow
Roundtable
18-19 Sept. 1997 : Moscow Roundtable
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Green Cross International / August 2001 / Geneva / Switzerland
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