Table of Contents

I- Introduction 1

II- ECI Mission and Vision Statements 3

III- Highlights of 2007 4

IV- Overview of activities led by Earth Charter International 5

1. Decentralized Empowerment for Scaling Up Policy 5 2. Endorsements 7 3. Education for Sustainable Development 8 4. Earth Charter Youth Initiative (ECYI) 14 5. Religion and Sustainability Programme 16 6. Business Programme 18 7. Earth Charter Global Dialogue on Ethics and Climate Change 19 8. EC-Assess 19

V- Overview of activities led by Earth Charter affi liates and partners 21

VI- The Earth Charter Initiative Structure 39

VII- Financial Report: Statement of Income and Expenditures 41

VIII- Looking forward to 2008 – The Earth Charter Initiative Priorities 42

Annex 1: List of the Earth Charter International Council members, Earth Charter Commission, Advisors and staff 44

Annex 2: List of Earth Charter Initiative Affi liates 46

Annex 3: List of Earth Charter Youth Groups and Leadership Team 52 Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 1 2007 liates From From nancial 1 ces, called ce were also ce were liates, fundraising,

ces varied from 8 to 10 persons. ces varied from ce in Stockholm, Sweden, was ce in Stockholm, Sweden, elds and regions of the world. elds and regions Earth Charter International (ECI) is theEarth Charter International that facilitates and formal organization to promote catalyses a number of efforts different the use of the Earth Charter in fi 2005 to 2007, Earth Charter International had two administrative offi Rica.“Centers,” in Sweden and Costa members working at The number of staff these offi at theThe center in Costa Rica, located onUniversity for Peace campus, focused known as the ECI Education Programme the Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development at UPEACE. members of this offi The staff of communicating with affi in charge Eastern Europe, America, Latin from Central Asia, and Africa. The offi called the Center for Strategy and Communications. In addition to these focused on the functions, it also core of affi coordination and overall administrative and fi management. It also hosted until the end of 2007 the development of the and Earth Charter Business Programme, on the development of the Programme as well as the Religion and Sustainability, Initiative, which was transferred Youth to Costa Rica in October. c project. he Earth Charter Initiative is he Earth Charter name for the the collective diverse, global extraordinarily network of people, organiza- liates. Others are considered as considered liates. Others are Please note that the Earth Charter Initiative should be distinguished from Earth Charter International (ECI). Earth Charter International (ECI). Please note that the Earth Charter Initiative should be distinguished from the latter designates whereas etc globally, network of individuals, organizations, to the entire The former refers staff members and Council working to coordinate the Initiative. the core tions, and institutions who participate tions, and institutions who participate and in the Earth Charter, in promoting practice. implementing its principles in number of activities have growing A the world been taking place around by the Earth Charter inclu- inspired youth ding book publications, children, projects and adults workshops, and academia and within the private sector, interfaith communities. These religious/ of sense by a profound fueled are efforts paradigm to change the current urgency and improve and the whole community of life. the well-being of Earth voluntary, The Initiative is a broad-based, but participants civil society effort, include leading international institutions, national government agencies, universi- ty associations, NGOs, city governments, well-known and many faith groups, leaders in sustainable development. have shown Many of these organizations to the long-term commitment a strong to become Earth Charter and have agreed ECI Affi Partners, since their involvement in the short term or Initiative might be more for a very specifi 1 I. Introduction T 2 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 continues tobeactive intheEarth work intheprivatesector. Mr. Atkisson process, Alan Atkisson returned tohis International toleadtheTransition as ExecutiveDirector ofEarthCharter Transition andthenservingfortwoyears strategy. After havingdesignedthis and implementationofcommunication development ofadministrativesystems, licies, continuedstrategicplanning, structure, developmentofCouncilpo- develop in 2007andinvolvedon-going governance. ThisTransition continued Council andpolicyframeworkfor the formationofanewInternational redesigned asanorganization, including In 2006,ECIhadbeencompletely various contribute the and of ECI implementation ECI programmes. to the close to are who These are individualsandorganizations support ofECI Affi activities havebeencarriedoutwiththe fi Charter International-are detailedinthe Centers –hereafter referred toasEarth The mainactivitiescarriedoutbythe rst sectionof thisreport. Manyofthese Staff MembersofEarthCharterInternational ment oftheorganization’s liates and Advisors. and liates reaching itslong-termgoals. ECI believesthesesteps were essentialto and launchedatthecloseof2007. guidelines onstrategywere completed received inearly 2008. NewCouncil has beencovered by newcontributions shortfall intheplanned2007budget and Religionprogrammes. Theresulting support thedevelopmentofBusiness multi-year giftsaswellnewfundingto although itdidsecure therenewal of key goals originallyestablishedfor2007, ECI didnotreach thenewfundraising come ofCouncildeliberations. As aresult, fundraising activitypendingtheout- and planning,ECIeffectively suspended During thisperiodofstrategicreview approach toexpandtheInitiative. develop anew, muchmore decentralized began astrategicplanningprocess to In the2ndhalfof2007,ECICouncil planning. also assumedaleadershiprole instrategic ECI CouncilmemberOscarMotomura, development oftheBusinessInitiative. ECI staff inareas suchasthefurther She willbeworkingmore closelywith very activerole asaCouncilmember. Affi Earth ChartercontactatECI’sDutch help thisprocess, Alide Roerink-lead Earth CharterInternational.Inorder to became thenewExecutiveDirector of was movedtoGermany. MirianVilela Religion andSustainabilityProgramme in CostaRica. At thesametime, transfer allofitsfunctionstotheCenter Mr. Atkisson staff hadbeen based,andto to closetheECIOffi Consequently, theECICouncildecided an Advisor. Charter Initiativeandtocollaborateas liate, NCDO-agreed toassumea ce inSweden,where Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 3 2007 ve years, we envision ve years, we envision cient organization that cient organization NITIATIVE I liates and other institutions and creating high quality communications creating that reach and education programmes a holistic millions of people, promoting and systematic way of understanding time,the fundamental challenges of our incatalyzing thousands of initiatives support of the Earth Charter’s objectives, and inspiring hope. Over the next fi ethicalbringing the Earth Charter and its values and principles into strategically and initiatives chosen events, processes, business, and involving civil society, government. works in partnership with Earth Charter Affi an inclusive providing organizations, energy ethical vision and bringing fresh to the task of advancing the transition to a just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Over the next fi envision accomplishing these goals We as a small, effi Organizational Vision Organizational Earth Charter and working collaborativelyEarth Charter and and peacefulto build just, sustainable, societies. HARTER HARTER C ARTH ARTH uence on human affairs. (Version Dated 15 March 2007) 15 March Dated (Version The following statements have been prepared statements have been prepared following The Earth Charter International and issued by the Council. We envision the Earth Charter becoming envision the We ethical framework the most widely shared a for sustainable living and exercising infl growing and endorse- envision recognition We ment of the Earth Charter by an ever- of national and number increasing international institutions, including UN agencies, leading to the embrace of the Earth Charter by the United Nations General Assembly. envision individuals, organizations, We businesses, governments, and multi- the world lateral institutions throughout adopting the values and principles of the Vision Statement Vision Mission Statement The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative ethical is to help establish a sound global foundation for the emerging the transition society and to promote founded to a sustainable way of life on: respect and of life; ecological integrity; universal care for the community for diversity; human rights; respect and a economic justice; democracy; of peace. culture II. E II. Mission and Vision Statements Vision and Mission 4 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 At theStrategylevel: the ECInitiativethisyear: here are justafewofthemilestonesfor the EarthCharterInitiative.Highlighted nary dynamismandprogress within The year2007wasaofextraordi- III. H A gradual(one-year) organizational A setof Action Guidelines(Working Followingthestrategicworkshop "Scaling Up".Theprocess should to supportanaccelerated process of restructuring process wasinitiated ship goingforward. development andInitiativeleader- network andtoguideorganizational strategy and the acceleratedexpansionof policy of "DecentralizedEmpowerment", the support Principles) were developed to framework. the EarthCharterasaguidingethical of interest in,andcommitmentto, (2) arelated andparallelexpansion and positivehumanresponses, and the world,includingnegativetrends driven by(1)acceleratingchangesin Initiative. Thisdeterminationwas action knownastheEarthCharter of dialogue,engagement,and magnitude, theworld-wideprocess dramatically expand,byorders of need to“ScaleUp”--thatis, determined thatthere existsastrong some Affi members, Staff, Advisors and with theparticipationofCouncil at Amana Key’strainingcenter, carried outinSaoPaulo,Brazil, liates, theECICouncil ighlights of 2007 Others: ECIcommunicationandwebstrategy ThePresident ofMexicore-affi A presentation byStevenRockefeller The release ofthe publication The fi working well. and strategy, whichappearstobe build ontheexistingstructure Earth CharterInitiative. indicators ofgrowing interest inthe 2 to7aday. Theseare important the numberofendorsersvaryfrom by theendof2007.Furthermore, visitors in August andnearly100,000 7,000 visitorsinJanuaryto70,000 2007. ECwebsitevisitorswentfrom visitors increasing exponentiallyin worked wellwiththenumberofweb his government’scommitment to Interreligious and CooperationforPeace. on and Intercultural Understanding Dialogue Level Nations General Assembly’s High about theEarthCharteratUnited Ahmedabad, India. on Environmental Educationin at the4thInternationalConference with UNESCOandfi Charter”, whichwasco-published “Good PracticesUsingtheEarth Empowerment PolicyforScalingup. to implementtheDecentralized of aseriescoursesthatwillseek Jose, CostaRica.Thiscourseispart Charter leaderswasoffered inSan rst trainingcourseforEarth rt launched rst rmed Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 5 2007 This liates. The Decentralized (ECYI) held a global, online, (ECYI) held Hall Meeting” “Town participatory, Leadership Team Youth to elect its all members This involved (YLT). which YLT, Network Youth of EC Conference met at the International Education in on Environmental consists of Ahmedabad, India; all 6 women and 6 men, from in close YLT, the world. The around collaboration with the International is engaged in Coordinator, Youth their ambitious Plan of realizing to Action 2008-2009, which works and expand the engage, empower, world-wide Earth Charter youth network. ceremony with Wangari Maathai, Wangari with ceremony and Earth Prize Winner Nobel Peace Commissioner. Charter Initiative Youth The Earth Charter at Amana-Key’s educational and trainingAmana-Key’s at participation of Earth with the center, and Charter Council members, Staff, several Advisors and Affi used were of this workshop results the annual Earth input to to provide Charter International Council meeting that followed this strategic planning workshop. One of the most important outcomes that both the workshop and the from resulted Council meeting was the Empowerment for Scaling up Policy. envisions exponentially sensitizing the world to the people around more is designed This policy Earth Charter. hop verview of activities led by activities of verview formally launched during a seminar formally launched during a seminar Past and called ”The Earth Charter, held at Exeter College, Future” event also This University. Oxford tree involved a special planting a process to identify ways to use the a process invited ECI toEarth Charter and paper on thedevelop a Guidance the Earth CharterGlobal Compact, Initiative,and Global Reporting which was developed in cooperation with NCDO. the Earth Charter, and the Minister and the Minister Charter, the Earth and Environment of Education agreement a cooperation signed intention to use the that includes the the national Earth Charter through education system. Earth Charter UK Trust was Earth Charter UK Trust The Global Reporting Initiative begun A two-day strategic planning works two-day A 1. Decentralized Empowerment for Scaling Up Policy April to identify key took place in challenges and opportunities for the Earth Charter Initiative, and to further develop a strategy outlining the way forward for the Initiative. This event marked an efforts important opportunity to refocus of the Earth Charter Initiative towards its expansion, using a set of guiding and operational principles. This event took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, IV. O IV. the Earth Charter International Charter Earth the 6 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 with Amana-Key, aBrazilianeducational This effort wasorganized incollaboration “Earth CharterasaVision fortheFuture.” offered a5-daypilotcourseentitled: In July2007,EarthCharterInternational EarthCharterPromoters TheCoursefor a. the decentralizationpolicy: implemented actionstoputintopractice In addition,EarthCharterInternational earthcharter.org). to achieveitsmission(Seewww. can undertaketohelptheECInitiative of recommended activitiesthatpeople Guidelines are accompaniedbyaset Earth CharterInitiative.These Action to self-empowered participantsinthe a senseofconsistencyanddirection and reference document,toprovide a “virtualcoordinating mechanism” Guidelines are intendedtofunctionas for DecentralizedEmpowerment. produced asetof upsurge inactivities,theCouncilhas In order toguidethisanticipated promote theEarthCharterworldwide. and organizations totakeactionand to empowerindividuals,communities, ECI Council meeting discussing the the discussing meeting Council ECI scaling up strategy Action Guidelines The inclu participatory. Thetopicsofdiscussion highly inspirational,creative, fun,and This required amethodologythat was through theEarthChartervision. The fi their friends,families,andnetworks. ethical principlesofsustainabilityamong shared word abouttheEarthCharter’s and live,thattheywouldspread the in thecommunitieswhere theywork become activepromoters ofthisvision that, afterthecourse,participantswould and decentralizedway. Thehopewas vision intoreality, inanempowering train peopletotranslatetheEarthCharter This course,thefi Council memberOscarMotomura. and trainingcenterfoundedbyECI volunteers’ network.With thisnewsystem, apply onlineandtobecome partoftheEC launched buting totheEarthCharter Initiative,to was system new to allowindividualsinterested incontri- a October, In b. Volunteers Network ples toreal worldsituations. the applicationofitssixteencore princi- review oftheEarthCharteritselfand ded, amongothers,athorough rst stepwastoinspire participants Earth ChartercourseinCostaRica rst ofitskind,aimedto Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 7 2007 endorsement ceremony Mayor of Sao Paulo during the of the Universal Forum of Cultures, of Cultures, of the Universal Forum which took place in Monterrey, Mexico, endorsed the Earth Charter At this July. on 3 in a ceremony of the Forum the President ceremony, and other leaders signed a statement declaring their commitment to use the Earth Charter as a guide and ethical framework for decision- making, policy development, and Mr. Gilberto Kassab, endorsed Gilberto Mr. on behalf of thethe Earth Charter Sao Paulo, Brazil.Municipality of He also pledged his full support Saofor collaboration between the of Education and Paolo Secretary in of Environment, the Secretary implementing actions to incorporate the Earth Charter into the city’s education system. in charge organization the Similarly, Sao Paulo, the Mayor of On 2 May, put in place on the Earth Charter website. Charter website. on the Earth put in place this from data received to the According that organizations 2,508 are there system, Earth Charter. have endorsed the a few of the keyJust to mention endorsements: c ce cant c activities nancially supported by the nd a link, under the “Contribute” under the “Contribute” nd a link, A new automatic system to record indivi- system to record new automatic A endorsements was dual and organization 2. Endorsements c. Internships 2007, the Earth Charter offi August In support in administrative and research work. World Leadership Corp and the Finnish World signifi Government, and provided in Costa Rica started a formal internship in Costa Rica started a formal internship for UPEACE students. programme call for applications was sent out A with a description of specifi These included: and responsibilities. research translation of the Earth Charter, papers, assistance with developing educational center, the online resource campaigns, and involvement outreach 23 were Initiative. There Youth with the of part-time interns during the period November 2007 – January 2008. In addition, over the course of the year, four interns worked on a full time basis at the EC International centers. fi They were visitors to the Earth Charter website website to the Earth Charter visitors can fi of specifi with a number section, projects in which they can become in which they can become projects responds directly effort involved. This Decentralized Scaling to the Strategy for Earth Charter International Up Policy. the volunteers with materials provides to undertake and general guidance of such as the translation projects or sponsoring an the Earth Charter, event or publication. Earth Charter 57 were By December 2007, there of the world. all regions volunteers from 8 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 There havebeencontinuedefforts to Educational Institutions Outreach toEducators and activities undertakenbythisCenter. section provides an overviewofthemain Sustainable Development.Thefollowing United NationsDecadeofEducationfor with UNESCO,tohelpimplementthe Center hasbeenworkinginpartnership Sustainable Developmentwascreated. This is whytheECCenterforEducation missionand purpose,which Charter’s Education isatthecore oftheEarth Development 3. EducationforSustainable Anotherimportantendorsement Endorsement ofCaguasMunicipality, activities. the three monthsofthisForum’s to promote theEarthCharterduring educational initiatives.Theypledged into practice. the principlesofEarthCharter celebrate itscommitmenttoputting organized aspecialceremony to Puerto Rico.TheMunicipality took placeintheCityofCaguas, Puerto Rico Advocacy meeting. Education forSustainableDevelopment Offi which were distributedbytheUNESCO Earth Charterbrochures intoVietnamese, the translationandpublicationof1,000 to mentionatleastoneconcrete result: the shortrun. However, itisworthwhile outcomes oftheseoutreach efforts in It isnoteasytomeasure thetangible Iberoamerican States. as wellwiththeOrganization of with theNationalInstituteofEducation; Citizenship inManitoba;Seychelles, the MinistriesofEducation, Youth, and at SillimanUniversity;inCanada,with the Philippines,withDivinitySchool UNESCO Offi the RussianPublicChamber;with and theEnvironmental Commissionof University forChemicalTechnology Development attheRussianState Institute forProblems ofSustainable of Daugavpils;inRussia,withthe Sustainable EducationattheUniversity found inLatvia,withtheInstitutefor from theseefforts. Examplescanbe Exciting newpartnershipshaveresulted groups tousetheEarthCharter”. for SustainableDevelopmentandmotivate adoption oftheUNDecadeonEducation continues tobe“promote institutional as nurture existingpartnerships.Thegoal key networksandorganizations, aswell identify andestablishrelationships with were organized. Thefi In Manila,three EarthCharterForums Indonesia, inNovember2007. in Manila,thePhilippinesandJakarta, to raiseawareness about theEarthCharter The followingactivitieswere undertaken Outreach effortsinAsia -Pacifi ce inVietnam duringaNational ce inHanoi,Vietnam; in rst forum took place rst forum tookplace c Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 9 2007

University of Costa Rica (UCR) (UNA) of Costa Rica (UCR) rst workshop for faculty members tookrst workshop b) Observatory for Development, b) the lead This department at UCR is of an environmental coordinator with several high education project department has The schools in the area. to invited ECI to be part of this project, Earth Charter with the vision of the share a series through students and professors workshops were of workshops. Three undertaken this year. c) National University of Costa Rica Workshops and Conferences Workshops a) University Department of Education, collaborated with UCR to offer ECI staff workshops on education for sustainable studentsdevelopment to the faculty and Theof the Department of Education. fi oneplace at the end of May; the second other workshops at the end of June. Two being planned for students of theare engagesame department. The goal is to as partthem in using the Earth Charter theirof their teaching and in re-orienting ESD. curriculum towards The Vice-Dean of the Department of The Vice-Dean invited ECI to lead Education at UNA two workshops about the Earth Charter, Environment Fund Foundation, CIKAL CIKAL Fund Foundation, Environment Sokka Gakai, the School, School, Madania Indonesia, of Philanthropy Association Ministry of of the and a representative Environment. this c. Forum in Manila liate, who is the President of liate, who is the President Environmental Studies Institute, Studies Institute, Environmental country. The attendees launched an country. Earth Charter network for Indonesia, and committed to undertake collaborative actions to achieve this aim. The network is composed of: KEHATI, LEAD Indonesia, Lenting, Eka Tjipta Foundation, Dana Mitra Friends of the a meeting to identify ways to further disseminate the EC principles in In Jakarta, Earth Charter International in Council member Erna Witolear, collaboration with several prominent organized in Indonesia, organizations Earth Council Asia Pacifi Earth Council at the second at the College; the at Miriam University; and, Women Philippines The at the Soka Gakkai Center. the third 70 varied from number of participants wide range a to 300 people, representing academia, NGOs, of sectors including government, and at large. the general public activities variety of other outreach A carried out in Manila, including also were and meetings with key institutions about participation in a radio programme activities All these the Earth Charter. an Earth Antonio, supported by Ella were Charter Affi 10 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 sense ofcommitmentand responsibility vision oftheEarthCharter, andtoraisea sensitize participantsto theintegrated in aone-hourworkshopdesignedto years. Intotal,202children participated workshops forchildren, ages8to12 The ECCenterforESDoffered six ElectricityCompanyofCostaRica EarthCharterworkshopsforchildren e) place in April. two-day children’s workshop,whichtook year, theECCentercontributionwasa three daysofactivitieswithchildren. This anniversary celebrations,whichinvolves the ECCenterforESDtocontributetheir Earth Charter Affi Every year, theChildren’s Museum(an Children’s MuseumofCostaRica d) this department. as partofthecurriculumprogramme of Earth Charterwasformalyincorporated materials forsecondaryschoolsandthe committed todevelopingEarthCharter activity, aProfessor from thisDepartment workshops ment ofEducation. As aresult ofthis The Decade. were directed atprofessors the oftheDepart- and ESD in collaborationwithNational EC-CNFL Children’s Workshop liate in Costa Rica) invites liateinCostaRica)invites contribute toCNFL efforts inthefuture. (CNFL). TheECIhasbeeninvitedto Rican NationalElectricityCompany education programme ledbytheCosta were partofanationalenvironmental towards sustainability. These workshops the EarthCharter. a rural area ofSarapiquiaboutESDand workshop tosensitizeschoolteachersin in CostaRicacontributedbyoffering a World Environment Day. TheECCenter Rica participatedinaneventtocelebrate A numberofinstitutionsbasedin Costa World Environment Day celebrations EarthCharterworkshopduring f) II International Conference: Sustainability II InternationalConference: Sustainability The ECCenterforESDparticipated inthe SanLuisPotosi,Mexico ParticipationintheHigher i) education andtheCharter. while theotherfocusedonbiodiversity role ineducation, on theEarthCharter’s Charter Workshops. Thefi Durban. ECIorganized twoEarth Education Congress, heldinJuly participated intheWorld Environment Over 2,000peoplefrom allovertheworld Workshops attheWorld h) Earth CharterasaframeworkforESD. A presentation wasmadeontheuseof University ofDebrecen, Hungary, inMay. annual conference oftheBBCCheldat EC Internationalactivelyparticipatedinthe TheBalkanandBlackSeaCircle g) Development Conference, Education forSustainable Durban Environment EducationCongress – Consortium Conference (BBCC) rst onefocused Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 11 2007 nd ections nal Ahmedabad explicitly mentions ection, helping students to deepen (http://www.tbilisiplus30.org/ cantly, the fi cantly, tional settings to stimulate ethical tional settings to stimulate ethical refl It is their sense of responsibility. important to avoid the “imposition” of the EC. to stimulate critical instrument of questioning and understanding as well as to stimulate sustainability, dialogue about the meaning and of its Principles. interpretation recently elected Youth Leadership Leadership Youth elected recently (YLT) Team Partnership Initiative to be sensitive to cultural contexts, notions of without disregarding universal values and concepts such as community of life and universal responsibility. indoctrination. Use educa- Avoid the Earth Charter as an Consider the ECYI’s meeting of Launch of the Intergenerational Launch It is important Be contextualized. Signifi Declaration and Recommendations, this which can be accessed through link Declaration.pdf), the Earth Charter as a foundation to developing the educational processes needed to help individuals to fi problems solutions to the pressing The and challenges of the 21st century. Earth Charter is also mentioned in the The working session on values of The working education lasted three sustainability for thoughts, refl days. Interesting session. this from and ideas emerged a general consensus that efforts was There Charter and incorporate to use the Earth values of sustainability should: EC Workshop in Ahmedabad, India in Ahmedabad, Workshop EC Conference on Environmental on Environmental Conference Education- Ahmedabad, India session “Youth: Trendsetters of ESD” Trendsetters session “Youth: Practices Using the Earth Charter” “Integrating Values of Sustainability “Integrating Values of the into Education: The Promise Earth Charter” of the working Joint coordination Launch of the publication “Good Facilitation of the working session: Over 1,500 people participated in this Over 1,500 people participated major event, which was a follow-up to the historical Tbilisi Conference ago. EC and Declaration thirty years several activities International organized to contribute to this important event: j) Participation in the 4th International Perspectives for Higher Education, for Higher Perspectives UniversityAutonomous by the organized and Luneburg Potosi (UASLP) of San Luis article and anAn in July. University, of the Earth Charter role exhibit about the at this presented in education were the organizers As a result, Conference. for ECI as an important partner considered such as buildingseveral of their projects, ESD materials anda platform for sharing resources. 12 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 that thispublicationwill betranslated higher educationpractices. Itishoped non formal,primary, secondary, and/or incorporating theEarthCharterinto tion oftwenty-sevenexperiences This publicationcomprisesacompila- Education forSustainableDevelopment. framework oftheUNDecade is committedtoproduce withinthe a seriesofpublicationsthatUNESCO Ahmedabad Conference. Thisispartof UNESCO, andlauncheditduringthe this compilationincollaborationwith Earth CharterInternationalpublished theEarthCharter GoodPracticesusing a) Publications the fi resource centerwillbelaunchedduring Costa Ricaoffi well asthehard copymaterialsatthe organize theonlineresource center, as Three internshavebeenhelpingto the EarthCharterindifferent languages. online educationalresources onESDand resource centerthatoffers avarietyof develop aspecializedandrecognized and guidebooks.Theobjectiveisto tools, includingpedagogicalmaterials from bookstowebsitesandeducational Sustainable Development.Theseranged on theEarthCharterandEducationfor categorize anumberofexistingresources three monthsoftheyeartoidentifyand Important efforts were madeoverthelast ESD Resource Center Education forSustainableDevelopment. to supportandguidetheUNDecadeof Recommendations, whichare designed rst halfof2008.

ce. ThenewEConline partnership withotheror into Portuguese,Spanish,andRussianin ) Latin American Strategy forDESD b) Initiative website. region andisavailablethrough the EC distributed withintheLatin American in March. Thestrategyhasbeenwidely fi 2006 untiltheendofFebruary 2007.The process wascarriedoutfrom December Strategy fortheDESD.Theconsultation drafting process oftheLatin American following yeartosolicitinputforthe an onlineforum waslaunchedthe Sustainable DevelopmentandUNESCO, Earth CharterCenterforEducation Conference onESD,organized by the Following the2006Latin American nal versionofthestrategywasreleased ganizations. Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 13 2007 rst activities to liates have been active in promoting in promoting liates have been active c) Latvia. Education Institute for Sustainable Daugavpils, at the University of a efforts, outreach of ECI As a result partnership was initiated with Daugavpils Contact with the University University. started because of their extensive and work on teacher’srecognized education thisand life-long training. Through partnership, ECI became a member b) Naturaleza) Project, Presidential Costa Rican la (Paz con Nature” “Peace with Arias of Costa Rica Oscar President December in decree issued a presidential an initiative called 2006 that created part of this As “Peace with Nature”. was Initiative, an Education Committee was formed, and the EC Center for ESD is invited to take part. This Committee cultural developing a plan to promote all sustainability across changes towards educational settings. The fi creating be implemented will be aimed at amongst educators, and then awareness the general public. In this moving towards and Committee, EC International Staff Affi for the the Earth Charter as a framework initiative’s actions. eld of eld Earth Charter International offered Earth Charter International offered two courses at the Master’s level as part of its collaboration with UPEACE. These included: a course on Sustainable Development in October 2007 for the asInternational Peace Studies Programme, well as a course on Sustainable Develop- Governance inment and Environmental SecurityMay 2007 for the Environmental the Earth feature Both courses Programme. as an example or as Charter as a case study, point. a reference Partnerships a) for Peace (UPEACE) University education. videos contain interviews The other three to education and about topics related include: ethics. Some of the interviewees (Brazilian theologian), Boff Leonardo (Russian Public Vladimir Zakharov Columbia Chamber), Janet Gerson (Prof. Snauwaert (Chair University), Dale T. Department of Foundations of Education, Diane Scalon University of Toledo), (Musician), amongst others. c) Videos the developed during were Four videos outcomes the video shares One year. on Conference American of the Latin 2006. This video also ESD, held in with four important includes interviews thinkers about the fi Iberoamerican 14 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Earth Charter “Cause” on Facebook and Earth Charter“Cause”on Facebookand For example,223people signed upforthe TakingItGlobal, Wiser Earth,Orkut,etc. Earth Charter-related groups onFacebook, more than500young peoplejoinedonline size and,inanentirely decentralizedway, 50 countries.TheECYIlist-servdoubledin accelerating rate,withmembersfrom over In 2007,theECYIMembershipgrew atan Youth Initiative(ECYI) 4. EarthCharter ethics. module willfocusontheEarthCharterand America onsustainabilityissues.Thefi authorities andstaff from across Latin These courseswilltarget localgovernment develop coursesbasedontheEarthCharter. tive agreement withtheUniversityto the ECCenterforESDsignedacollabora- formally establishedinDecember2007when A strategicpartnershipwithUCIwas CooperacionInternacional-UCI) Cooperation(Universidadde UniversityforInternational d) work withthisInstitute. moved toLatviaforasix-monthperiod when ECIStaff MemberMarinaBakhnova was clearlymanifestinNovember2007, educational efforts inEasternEurope. This offered tobecomeanodeofEarthCharter Consortium. Inaddition,thisInstitutehas Educators-The BalkanandBlackSeaCircle of theEasternEuropean Networkof rst rst

active inavarietyofways,including: around theworld.Thesegroups havebeen in thepastyear, nowtotaling28from all connected ECYGshasmore thandoubled Furthermore, thenumberofengagedand (665 visits/month). average activityseenbefore September year. Thiswasmore than2.5timesthe visits /monththrough theendof as well,remaining atanaverageof1,708 website madeaclearjumpinSeptember Team inSeptember. Activity ontheECYI and Election”ofthe Youth Leadership with theonline“Town HallMeeting comments were directly associated the world.Signifi 120 commentsreceived from around with 25articlesandstoriesposted,plus example, anECYIBlogwasinitiated, interactive, andinnovativewebsite.For presence, withamore informative, The ECYIhasarapidlygrowing online endorsement oftheEarthCharter. every day. Thisiseffectively decentralized a growing numberofpeopleare recruited providing humanitarian assistance providing humanitarian assistance cleaning upbeaches inthe promoting organic agriculture in promoting sustainablelivelihoods holdingyouthconferences onthe translatingtheEarthCharterinto Peru; and after the August 2007earthquake in Philippines; China; around Nairobi, Kenya; on LakeVictoria andintheslums and Ethiopia; Earth CharterinBelorussia, Latvia, Finnish andBelorussian; cantly, 70%ofthese Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 15 2007 November in Ahmedabad, India in Ahmedabad, Entebbe, Uganda; Entebbe, Education in Environmental and, Ahmedabad, India; in Bali, Indonesia. Youth Leadership Team at the meeting Team Leadership Youth 6 in Forum Youth Commonwealth 4th International Conference the Parties of Conference UNFCCC’s For the purpose of promoting youth youth of promoting For the purpose such international participation in Leader- a World Leah Wener, processes, ECI, ship Corps Fellow interning with ECYI Coordinator, and Dominic Stucker, in Global drafted “Youth and researched An ECYI Governance for Sustainability: and Guide,” to be translated, published disseminated in 2008. electedAs mentioned above, the ECYI with (YLT), Leadership Team Youth a all the world’s from 12 representatives helped Group The former Core regions. to develop an inclusive, participatory, which and democratic election process, Hall Meeting” included an online “Town electedand voting in September 2007. The met in Representatives YLT at the 4th International Conference on at the 4th International Conference Education (ICEE), where Environmental Activities of Youth Groups Youth Activities of El Sheikh, Egypt; Assemblies in Glasgow, Scotland; Assemblies in Glasgow, Leverkusen, Germany; Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Sustainable Development (CSD-16) USA; City, York in New on Climate Change and Vulnerability, on Climate Change and Vulnerability, The Hague, Netherlands; on university campuses in the USA. campuses on university in Sharm Forum Youth International CIVICUS Youth and World and World Youth CIVICUS in Conference UNEP’s Tunza Council Earth Charter International Nation’s Commission on United UPEACE’s International Conference Service Day; Youth Global energy for renewable campaigning In collaboration with the former Core Core In collaboration with the former the ECYI Handbook was Group, on developed, with a special focus ECYGs. This is to be translated, published and disseminated in 2008. In 2007, ECYI members also participated on in various international events, taking throughout: leadership roles 16 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 world, including: collaborate withitspartnersaround the In 2007,theECYIalsocontinuedto achieving justice,sustainabilityandpeace. of intergenerational partnershipsfor as partofamotionontheimportance to theWorld ConservationUnion(IUCN), draft willberevised untilitissubmitted site. At strategicevents,theFramework a decentralizedwayusingthesameWiki The Alliance forIPSwillalsobeformedin world tocommentandoffer suggestions. a Wiki site,enablingpeoplefrom around the numerous languagesandwillbepostedon peace. TheFrameworkwastranslatedinto in thepursuitofjustice,sustainability, and relationships mechanism is intendedtobecomeapractical for Sustainability”(IPS).ThisFramework Forming Intergenerational Partnerships with thedraftingof“Frameworkfor ched attheICEEConference in Ahmedabad, Partnership forSustainability-waslaun- creation ofan Alliance forIntergenerational An importantproject forECYI-the empowering theECYI.” their goalof“engaging,expanding,and International Youth Coordinator on The YLT worksverycloselywiththe (SAYEN) andtheChina-IndiaForum. South Asia Youth Environment Network working relationships withUNEP’s Charter specifi which mentionsyouthandtheEarth drafting ofthe Ahmedabad Declaration, sessions andplenaries;contributedtothe 2009; participatedinnumerous working they draftedthe YLT Planof Action for2008- TakingItGlobal (TIG); Network Youth Global Action (GYAN); for formingeffective working between people of all ages between peopleofallages cally; andformedstrong with the conducted inorganizational partnership in Washington DC. by theKendedaSustainabilityFund Funding wasgenerously provided be implementedinSeptember2007. and Sustainabilityformallybeganto Earth CharterProgramme onReligion experts ininterreligious dialogue,the archives andinterviewswithleading that includedresearch intoEarthCharter With apreparation phaseof10months religious andspiritualcommunities. strengthen linkswiththeworld’s strategy developmentonhowto Michael Slabytodoresearch and engaged formerEC Youth Coordinator In October2006,ECInternational Programme Sustainability 5. Religionand programme atanadministrativelevel. Germany –whichhasagreed tohostthe Initiative –theEarthCharter Affi see www.earcharterinaction.org/youth funding fortheECYI.Formore ontheECYI Plan Neatherlandsprovided generous initiatives thatECYIwilllaunchin2008. partners playimportantroles inthe international youthnetworks.These resources andskills,aswelllarge These partnersrepresent awealthof Plan Neatherlands. BeatBoard and PeaceChildInternational(PCI); Youth Action forChange(YAC); United Networkof Young Peacebuilders (UNOY); Ecumenical OneWorld The programme is liate in Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 17 2007 cial cial The participants contribution of contribution of y Earth Charter UK in cooperation with the National Commission of UNESCO, Center of thethe Development Research and religious events and conferences in events and conferences and religious base and outreach the to broaden order programme: of the new the Earth Charter was In March, the First International highlighted at on Faith-Based Expert’s Workshop and Education for Organizations organized Sustainable Development, Several leading by UNESCO Catalunia. Charter movement, experts of the Earth Council Member Mary including ECI Abelardo Advisor and ECI Evelyn Tucker participated in the event and Brenes, their insights. shared that a key agreed to the Decade for Education religions is a for Sustainable Development ethical deepened understanding of the dimension of sustainable development, respect particularly the principle of for life. The offi and reverence highlighted the Earth workshop report document Charter as a key reference to organizations for inspiring religious join and support the Decade. In June, Earth Charter Commissioner presented Soetendorp Awraham Rabbi of the Earth Charter to thousands event at people attending an open air Congress Church the German Protestant event took place The (“Kirchentag”). of the against the majestic backdrop Cologne Cathedral and was attended by as Desmond Tutu, leaders such renowned Cape Town. Emeritus of Archbishop Active Faith Earth Charter the In September, Court, UK. It Seminar took place in Taplow to a diverse the Earth Charter introduced and faith-based of congregations group was organized The event organizations. b eligious liate. learning materials for religious learning materials for religious audiences, including an Earth Char- ter Guide on Religion and Climate on Change, as well as a narrative faith-based contributions to the Earth These will Charter drafting process. in early 2008. both be released www.earthcharterinaction.org/ which highlights news religion, stories about and background engagement spiritual and religious This will with the Earth Charter. also be developed into a platform for the sharing of success stories and and best practices on religion sustainability. religious and organizations support the that congregations example One inspiring programme. Center of Interfaith is the renowned decided to become which York, New Affi an Earth Charter engagement with the great challenges challenges the great engagement with to help religious of our time. It intends and networks individuals, organizations like climate change, grapple with issues and the links ecosystem preservation, and human rights, between poverty, as in practical as well the environment, ethical terms. In 2007, the activities of the EC Programme on Religion and Sustainability included: a. of high-quality The production b. of the website blog The creation c. of a network of creation The Strategically, the programme uses the Earth uses the programme Strategically, to help build a common platform Charter as of research between the world bridges and the world of r and policy, In 2007, high priority was given to bring the Earth Charter to strategic interfaith 18 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 civil societypanelonbestpractices participated asarespondent tothe hearing withcivilsociety. Rockefeller state level,andincludedaninteractive took placeattheministerialandheadof Cooperation forPeace. and Intercultural Understandingand High LevelDialogueonInterreligious United NationsGeneral Assembly’s of EarthCharterInternational,atthe Rockefeller participated,onbehalf In October, ECICouncilco-chairSteven to faithcommunitiesintheUK. Earth Charterwasexplicitelyintroduced UK. Thiswasthefi University ofLondon,andSokaGakkai- Location ofActiveFaith EC Seminar, Steven Rockefeller speech attheUN. Taplow Court, UK rst time that the the that time rst The Dialogue international interfaithagenda. putting environmental challengesonthe and alsounderscored theimportanceof being undertakenbytheUnitedNations, highlighted thenewinterfaithinitiatives St. JamesPalaceinLondon.Theevent (IION), whichtookplaceinthehistoric Interfaith Organizations Network a publiceventoftheInternational EC Internationalwasalsopresent at and intercultural cooperation. a UnitedNationsbodyforinterreligious adopted asoneofthekeyobjectives based onglobalethicsthatcouldbe the developmentofacodeconduct suggestions asitsfi intervention, andtookuponeofhis made twopositivereferences to his the Presidency oftheGeneral Assembly offi on theUNwebsite.Furthermore, the remarks were published Rockefeller’s humanity. concerns fortheurgent challengesfacing shared ethicalprinciplesandcommon and cultures togetherbyfocusingon of bringingthedifferent religions drafting process asaninspiringexample methodology oftheEarthCharter his intervention,hepresented the for interreligious social responsibility inbusiness. over-saturated fi role intherather the EarthCharter’s number ofpublicationsmappingout EC Internationalhasdevelopeda sup College LondoninMarch 2006,and of Values” seminarheldatImperial Starting withtheinternational“Value 6. BusinessProgramme cial summaryreport publishedby ported byECDutch Affi eld ofsustainabilityand nal recommendation: cooperation. In liate NCDO, Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 19 2007 Winning Winning ssembly, in May ssembly, See the next section ection on this important issue. The forum has been open to The forum inspiration, for training, eld, as a guide students in Costa Rica; in workshops in the Netherlands and Sweden; and at Session in the 4th ICEE the EC Working Ahmedabad, Conference, India. 8. EC-Assess Tool Assessment The Earth Charter Assess- a brand new integrated – EC assessment tool based on the ethical was framework of the Earth Charter- and launched at in early 2007 created A the CIVICUS World UK. This tool has been in Glasgow, successfully tested and used a number of times - with University for Peace 7. Earth Charter Global 7. Earth Charter on Ethics and Dialogue Climate Change April, the ECI launched an online In on Ethics and Climate Change. Theforum perspectives aim was to bring different oftogether about the ethical dimension started withclimate change. This forum an article submitted by Council Members Mackey and Song Li: Brendan A Warming: the Struggle Against Global Report to the Earth Charter International Council. aboutgenerate comments and thoughts havethe points made by the authors, and toalso welcomed other contributions refl prompt of the Earth Charter in the private sector private sector Charter in the of the Earth fi And making. and decision assessment using and already are of course, many the Charter. promoting its potential application toon EC-Assess for the business sector. nancial support cant input from Alide Roerink input from cant initiatives different eld. Partnerships with Continuous efforts are underway to are Continuous efforts activities in this ECI options for review fi in the process have been sought and are of been consolidated, such as: the micro- of Ecologia (a NGO from project credit programmes China); the entrepreneurship of NCDO in the Netherlands; and training Amana-Key in Brazil and of programmes Amsterdam. in GLA clear: the ECI is One thing, however, the use promoting will be increasingly

One of these publications is the result of is the result publications One of these Charter’sthe Earth partnership emerging Initiative (GRI) Global Reporting with the set of guidelines for-- the world’s leading sustainability corporate and organizational approval their GRI expressed reporting. companies on howof a paper guiding Charter to the GRIto link the Earth paper was developed byguidelines. This Hohnen (consultant),Atkisson, Paul Alan with signifi and colleagues, and the fi and colleagues, and toof NCDO. GRI extended an invitation Globalshowcase the Earth Charter at their in May 2008. Congress, 20 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 individual lifestyleassessmenttointernal wide varietyofcontexts,rangingfrom to beapplicableandusefulinavery peaceful world. of amore just,sustainable,and and levelofperformanceinpursuit subject’s levelofdeclared commitment governmental sectors,measures botha within thecivilsociety, businessand EC-Assess, whichcanbeapplied The toolisdesigned organizational strategy, andpractice. to changepersonalbehavioror opportunities forlaunchingcampaigns of dissonancecanberecognized as mirror espousedvalues.Thesepoints - thatis,instanceswhere actionsdonot the powerof“cognitivedissonance”- The EC-Assessprocess helpstoharness Principle inpractice. the implementationofthatSupporting actual planningandperformancerefl publicly, and(2)theextenttowhich each SupportingPrincipleisespoused Then, theyevaluate(1)theextenttowhich relevant) tothesubjectofassessment. material (i.e.signifi tify whichSupportingPrinciplesare Supporting Principles,evaluatorsiden- sixteen Principlesandsixty-one Using asubsetoftheEarthCharter’s or externalorganizational review. cant, meaningfuland ects Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 21 2007 le in the UK than expected that the Earth emony. The guest of honor emony. One Earth, Many Faiths event in Oxford One Earth, Many Faiths event in On 19 November 2007, the University in Oxford Virgin of St. Mary the Church hosted a major panel discussion on the the in protecting of Britain’s religions role Earth. The main speaker was Jonathan Porritt, Chairman of the Government’s Sustainable Living Commission. He was leaders in religious joined by prominent Britain, as well as leaders of the green displayed movement. The organizers the Global Ethics Exhibition prepared Global Ethics Hans Küng and the by Dr. Foundation, and invited the participants to sign and endorse the Earth Charter. planting cer and Earth Prize winner, was Nobel Peace Maathai. Wangari Charter Commissioner, alsoIt is worth noting that participants Co-Chair, included: Steven Rockefeller, JuliaEarth Charter International Council, General of the Director Marton-Lefèvre, Union – IUCN, Bianca Conservation World human rights award-winning Jagger, Advisor to the Earth campaigner and of Director and Herbert Girardet, Charter, Council. Future for World Programmes by ECI was organized This effort and Newman Jeffrey Affiliate is colleagues. It a much Charter is on course to having visible profi more previously. verview of activities of verview Wangari Maathai at EC UK Launch Wangari United Kingdom liates, Partners or other organizations

The following section provides a sample a sample provides The following section have been organized of activities that by Earth Charter and implemented Affi voluntarily collaborating with that are to be the Initiative. This is not intended and an exhaustive account of all efforts by the activities that have been inspired The activities below are Earth Charter. by country. organized Launch of Earth Charter UK Trust 2008, a special seminar On 9-10 February Past and Future” on “The Earth Charter, of the was held at Exeter College, one University. oldest colleges at Oxford was The Earth Charter UK Trust with formally launched at this seminar, the powerful symbol of a special tree led by Earth Charter Earth led by Partners and Affiliates V.O 22 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Forum). the RussianPublicChamber (theCivil of theEnvironmental Commissionof the Center, whoisalso aChairman of Dr. VladimirZakharov, Director of was organized under theleadership November inMoscow. society”, whichwasheldfrom 20-22 of environmental policyandcivil of aConference called “Thepriorities partnership ledtotheorganization Policy andCulture andtheECI. the CenterforRussianEnvironmental partnership wasinitiatedbetween During the1sthalfof2007,anew Environmental PolicyandCulture Partnership withtheRussianCenterfor framework inthisprocess. learning. TheEarthCharterwasusedas understanding ofholistic-transformative offer aspaceforstudentstogaindeeper College intheUK.Itsmainpurposewasto was held5-9NovemberatSchumacher transformative learning”.Thecourse Learning: Approaches toholisticand offered ashortcourseentitled“Roots of in coordination withEdmundO’Sullivan, Brenes, Charter AdvisorAbelardo Earth transformative learning of Learning:Approaches toholisticand Course atSchumacherCollege–Roots followed theoffi were collectedinafestiveceremony that event, andmore than100endorsements among thefacilitatorsandadvisorsof Marchant ofEarthCharterUKwere Rabbi Jeffrey NewmanandJustine

Russia cial event. The conference This expressed intheEarthCharter. values andprinciplesforsustainability ways ofpromoting inRussiatheethical Sustainable Developmentandidentifying on theUNDecadeofEducationfor priorities. Thisalsoinvolveddiscussions implementation oftheenvironmental and civilsocietygroups foraneffective cooperation betweenstate,business, of theseprioritiesandenhancingfuture attention waspaidtotheformulation of theRussianFederation.Special of theStateDumaFederal Assembly protection forthenewlyelectedmembers environmental policyandenvironmental to helpidentifyprioritiesforRussian One ofthepurposesthiseffort was from civilsocietyandfacilitatingthis the offi Public Chamber. ThePublicChamberis F Economy, Energy,” heldfrom 12-13 Sustainable Development:Ecology, the Conference “Global Securityand The EarthCharterwasfeatured at Economy, Energy” Sustainable Development:Ecology, Conference on“Global Securityand Bakhnova attheConferenceheldinNovember Vladimir Zakharov, Mirian Vilela andMarina ebruary andhostedbytheRussian cial institutiongathering voices in Moscow Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 23 2007 Romania teachers in Tatar and Russian languages and Russian Tatar in teachers Earth Charter Guidelines for primary school school Earth Charter Guidelines for primary

Activities of the Romanian Ministry Activities of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research Mihail Romanian Minister of Education, Dr. about was very enthusiastic Hardau, the Earth Charter after learning about it undertaken efforts the outreach through by the ECI. Since then, he has launched a to integrate the series of activities in order and Earth Charter into educational process extra-curricular activities at the primary and secondary school levels. By the start of the 2006-2007 school year in Romania, the Earth Charter had been subjects, curriculum integrated into core this programme was the publication was the publication this programme of three distribution and nation-wide Charter for on the Earth textbooks school middle, and high primary, also which are students. The textbooks, their website, include available through learning on activities for integrated to the natural and social issues related also include a special sciences. These for teachers. “Earth Charter Course” nd practical applications Tatarstan Alan Atkisson and Vladimir Zakharov at the Vladimir Alan Atkisson and

conference hosted by the Russian Public Chamber conference hosted by The Earth Charter and Culture The Earth Charter and Culture of Peace Programme has embraced The Parliament of Tatarstan since the principles of the Earth Charter governmental 2001, and instructed agencies to fi As a for the principles in their work. way to implement the call made by the Parliament, the Ministry of Education and Science launched a large-scale an Earth Charter to implement effort across of Peace Programme and Culture all levels of its education system. This incorporate values intends to programme for one respect for all life, such as respect for the Earth into and respect another, the curriculum. In 2007, one of the main activities of movement in Russia. It is also a conduit for movement in Russia. It is also a conduit to communicating civil society concerns former At this conference, the government. Mikhail Gorbachev made USSR President unscheduled speech that a well-received, the importance of science to underscored tosustainable development, and pointed of the Earth Charter as a guiding the role ethical framework. 24 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 in which the Earth Charter could be used in whichtheEarthChartercouldbeused highlighted andexplored severalareas institutions inGermany. Theseminar representatives ofdifferent teachertraining attended byfortyteachers,educatorsand Earth Charterinthecountry. Thiswas training seminaronthe national teacher’s tional institutions,organized thefi SGI-Germany andtworegional educa- Initiative (EOWI),incollaborationwith in Germany, EcumenicalOneWorld On 24October, theEarthCharter Affi the EarthCharterinGermany trainingon First nationalteacher’s based curriculum. vocational trainingandgeneralschool–

Germany Students ofRomanianSchools Teachers Training inGermany rst-ever rst-ever liate liate plenary sessionsandworkshops. of anumberdiscussionsduring Ekman. TheCharterwasalsothesubject of others,includingTällberg FounderBo Earth Charterwaspickedupbyanumber plenary speaker, andhismentionofthe International Council,wasaprominent a foundingmemberoftheEarthCharter both theEarthCharterCommissionand Forum 2007.RuudLubbers,amemberof and increasing attentionattheTällberg The EarthCharterreceived signifi conference inthefi which hasemerged asapremier global June intheSwedishregion ofDalarna, Forum, anannual gathering heldin The EarthCharterfeatured attheTällberg The EarthCharterattheTällberg Forum their networks. schools andtodisseminatingthesewithin Earth Chartereducationmaterialsintheir Many participantscommittedtousing are inherent insustainabledevelopment. to raiseawareness aboutthevaluesthat Minister ofJustice,Dr. ErnstHirsch was presented tohimbytheDutch “Peace Through Dialogue”.Theaward prestigious Interfaith GoldMedallion Soetendorp wasawarded withthe Commissioner Rabbi Awraham On 1November, Earth Charter Gold Medallion is honoured withthe Interfaith commitment totheEarthCharter Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp’s

Sweden The Netherlands eld ofsustainability. cant Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 25 2007 oduced a special late NCDO, with the aim liate, NCDO, pr ‘Live Earth Charter’ At the occasion of the worldwide Live Gore, Al Earth campaign, initiated by much attention was generated on the issue of climate change, also in the link this event to the Netherlands. To Earth Charter the Dutch Earth Charter, Affi Round Table of Worldconnectors of Worldconnectors Round Table Planet for People and the new initiative was launched in the A of Netherlands, under the leadership Ruud Earth Charter Commissioner by Lubbers and supported among others Affi ECI Dutch a global mindset and stimulate to inspire of the Netherlands positive role a more a sustainable and just world. towards persons and youth leaders Prominent together who connect worlds, come and develop alternative views regularly such and strategies on global issues, global as migration and development, change. human security and climate by the inspired are Worldconnectors Earth Charter and the UN Millennium in statements and Declaration, expressed infor- public performances. For more mation see: www.worldconnectors.nl The seminar was organized within the within was organized The seminar All – Different of the “All frameworks Earth Charter. and the Equal” campaign the Earth special workshoop on A participants to show Charter was offered could be useful in how such a framework their work. elds. cial announcement expli- Rabbi Soetendorp’s speech Rabbi Soetendorp’s From 8 – 15 June 2007, the long-time 8 – 15 June 2007, From the United Initiative partner, Youth EC Peacebuilders Young Network of 29 European together (UNOY), brought 18 countries in youth leaders from Shoorl, The Netherlands. The diverse active in human participants, already rights, peacebuilding, and project management, came together to deepen their understanding of these fi citly recognizes his work for the Earth citly recognizes took place in The ceremony Charter. the historic synagogue of Soetendorp’s in The Hague. Jewish congregation The United Network of Young Peacebuilders Seminar Ballin, in the name of the International Ballin, in the name of the International (ICCJ). Council of Christians and Jews The jury’s offi 26 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Worldconnectors andEarthCharter Lubbers and Awraham Soetendorp, Earth CharterCommissionersRuud into Dutch)wasalsofeatured. exhibition SeedsofChange(translated in speechesanddiscussions,the Earth Charterwasthecentralissue into reality. Thr to bringtheEarthCharterprinciples in Amsterdam, organised byNCDO, discussed in related totheEarthCharterwere ideas forfurtheraction. visions andexperiencesgenerated volunteer organizations exchangedtheir non governmentalorganizations and as wellmanyguestsfrom businesses, Vanenburg andErikThijsWedershoven, supporters HermanMulder, meeting attheRoyal some eightyparticipantsattendingthis 13 November2007. yearly EarthCharterNetworkMeetingon by Awraham Soetendorpduringthe worldwide”. Theseare Beautifulwords other andatthesametimeabillion “Effecting changebyinspiringeach Earth CharterNetworkMeeting Inspiring wordsleadtoaction–yearly newspapers. Mulder, waspublishedinthemainDutch and EarthCharteradvisorHerman AtKisson, andsignedbyRuudLubbers written byStevenRockefellerand Alan the MillenniumDevelopmentGoals, Plan’, linkingtheEarthCharterand ‘Save GlacierandthePoorwithone warming. Also, inJuly, anarticleentitled Charter forthestruggle againstglobal speak abouttherelevance oftheEarth Wangari MaathaiandRuudLubbers and EarthCharterCommissioners several youthEarthChartersupporters Earth Charterfi lm (inDutch)inwhich workshops, including oughout theday Words thatinspired Tropical Institute Several issues

Sayida the valuesexpressed intheEarthCharter. sharing ofexperiences,madereference to round tables,communicationsandthe congress, includingreports, workshops, participated intheevent.Theentire of religions”. More than400delegates the EarthCharterandcommitment was “CaringfortheEarth,embracinglife: Alicante, Spain.Thethemeofthisevent of Religions”washeldattheUniversity On 12-13May2007,the“Third Parliament of ReligionsinAlicante The ThirdLocalParliament Valores helditsthird annualconference, On 2-3June,ECI Affi by theEarthCharter for abetterworld–inspired III Congress: Projects andUtopias inspiring day”. Atmosphere itwas“asuccessfuland In thewords ofMatthijndeBoer and ‘Youth NetworkingLeadership’. Innovation’, ‘Religion&Sustainability’ and Europe), ‘BusinessEngagement& ‘Governmental &Politics’(Netherlands

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oundation (an Earth Charter Affi oundation (an Earth Charter As part of the celebrations for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Cogeme Onlus Development in Italy, F event in an international Italy), organized Cogeme Onlus, a private company Cogeme Onlus, foundation working with the Earth Charter Round Table for Innovation in for Innovation Round Table Education Values-Based The Centres for Educational Training, for Educational Training, The Centres of the Resources Innovation and serve Community (CEFIRE) Valencian responsible organ as the administrative educational innovation for spearheading the fi through city of Elche decidedThe CEFIRE of the its Earth Charter across to draw upon the intervention. of areas hasAn important action they have taken for Table been the formation of a Round Education, Innovation in Values-based 2006,which was launched in November in 2007.but its consolidation took place brings together a total This Round Table the education from of 15 representatives as well as other selected actors sector, (expert technicians in various disciplines). and Its goal is to establish, promote for the carry out actions and proposals development of values-based education, Charterone which draws on the Earth theas an underlying framework, within meets The Round Table region. Valencian integrate, once per trimester to propose, implement and evaluate the application of values- and dissemination processes Earthbased education in general, and the Charter in particular. ith this in egion. W ect on the Earth ect rst Iberian EC meeting liates. The meeting was heldliates. The meeting Panel at the fi Panel mind, four groups on Society, Environment, on Society, mind, four groups formed toBusiness and Education were than 200 people discuss these issues. More attended the meeting. The objectives were to offer space to to offer The objectives were collaboration; experiences; promote share develop strategies and objectives for the community pro-jects; execution of different and, build an online network to be known as the Iberian Earth Charter Network willfor Sustainable Development. This of all serve as a space to raise awareness r in the ongoing projects in Madrid on 17-18 November 2007. The First Iberian Earth Charter Meeting The First Iberian for Sustainable Development This meeting was successfully organized in by Fundación Valores and sponsored in Portugal, both Earth ASPEA Spain and Charter Affi entitled “Projects and Utopias for a better and Utopias for “Projects entitled intends This series of conferences world”. a space to refl to open as well as on processes Charter principles, development of education for sustainable education. It is also and values-based knowledge-sharing meant to promote from organizations about what different these topics. doing regarding Spain are 28 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 ceremony forEarthDay(22 April 2007), In connectionwitha special national celebrations inMexico Earth Charterfeatured inEarthDay sustainability. for thebestthesisonthemeof issues, andbyawarding aprize refresher courseforteachersonwater University inBrescia, through a been collaboratingwiththeCatholic this goal,CogemeFoundationhas educational instrument. To helpwith been usingtheEarthCharterasan schools anduniversities.Theyhave awareness ofsustainabilityissuesin training, withtheobjectivetoraise the fieldofeducationandteachers’ to becomeincreasingly involvedin sustainability hasledtheFoundation special interest inenvironmental of lifeintheLombardy region. A Foundation istoimprove thequality in Lombardy. Themissionofthis a smalllocalauthority’sconsortium of Brescia andBergamo province and to communitiesin70municipalities energy andenvironmental services services suchaswatertreatment, company thatoffers management Cogeme SpA,whichisaprivate foundation thatwasoriginatedfrom Fondazione CogemeOnlusisa part ofthisevent. about theEarthCharterwasincludedas as aneducationaltool. A presentation participants toconsidertheEarthCharter about the American nativepeopleandfor was topromote abetterunderstanding wisdom ofnativepeople”.Thepurpose “In thecircle ofcreation: Educationand Castegnato, Brescia, inNovember, entitled

Mexico Ministry ofEnvironment. and Transparency UnitatMexico’s Ceja, HeadoftheSocialParticipation ECI CouncilmemberMateoCastillo at theevent,whichwascoordinated by Co-Chair StevenRockefelleralsospoke Felipe CalderónHinojosa.ECICouncil President oftheMexicanRepublic, The ceremony washostedbythe of Mexico’seducationsystem. Earth Charterintoalllevelsandaspects They alsoagreed toincorporatethe Education forSustainableDevelopment. implementation oftheUNDecade formal agreement tocollaborateinthe and MinistryofEducationsigneda Mexico’s MinistryofEnvironment Earth Charteras‘recommended reading’ Another outcomewasthe inclusionofthe educational institutions,andNGOs. endorsements madebyuniversities, to thiswere thenumerous EarthCharter many importantoutcomes.Testament Charter Affi The disseminationefforts madebyEarth the nationaleducationsystem Using theEarthCharterthroughout President ofMexicoandotherparticipants of theEarthDaycelebration liates inMexicogenerated Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 29 2007 ecting on c contexts. Participants included c contexts. Participants Brazil Brazilian organizations’ meeting, Sao Paulo meeting, Brazilian organizations’

As mentioned in previous sections, As mentioned in previous Amana-Key and EC International a number of events in Sao organized April. These included: a Paulo in youth workshop, a strategic planning Annual Earth Charter workshop, and the pages International Council Meeting (see 5 and 6). In addition, a meeting was organized Brazilian organizations with different in their that use the Earth Charter specifi The main topic addressed in this topic addressed The main health was how education, meeting can help collectively and environment as personal well-being as well promote for nature. and care the sense of respect on refl The meeting focused part III “Social and the Earth Charter This was an enriching Economic Justice”. the over 400 participants opportunity for experiences about ways in which to share the Earth Charter. they have been using Getting to know the Earth Charter movement in Brazil cially c knowledge. c liate, developed a series A national EC gathering entitled national A “Education, Health and Environment” - 12 October in Monterrey, took place on 11 Mexico. The Mexican Ministry of Resources and Natural Environment in collaboration this meeting organized including with many other organizations, of Cultures. Forum the World Earth Charter National Meeting in Mexico A number of other efforts were made at were number of other efforts A the local level. For example Conciencia Aguascalientes, an Earth Ecologica de Charter Affi children. of Earth Charter booklets for offi were these booklets In May, released and distributed by the Mayor released Aguascalientes. Further distribution of and training to use these materials will continue in 2008. in the National Plan for Sciences in for Sciences in National Plan in the is an important Schools. This Secondary is a normative since this achievement the that is used across educational plan and makes Also, it recognizes country. between values for explicit the links scientifi sustainability and 30 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 the EarthCharterandreiterated the strongly pledgedhersupportfor the ceremony, MinisterMarinaSilva Earth CharterInternational.During Commissioner Leonardo Boff), and Rights ofPetropolis (foundedbyEC the CenterforDefenseofHuman Minister ofEnvironment ofBrazil, agreement wassignedbetweenthe On 30 April aformalcollaborative the EarthCharter reaffi Brazilian MinistryofEnvironment efforts. activities andstrengthening on-going to oneanother, andtoinspire new Charter-engaged leadersfrom Brazil was veryhelpfultointroduce Earth moving andenlightening.Themeeting awareness raisingandchange,were that are usingtheChartertofacilitate in Brazil,andthestoriesaboutprojects about theimpactofEarthCharter education movements.Thetestimonials extremely vitalNGOandpopular ministry offi institutions, government,andbusiness, representatives from educational Leonardo BoffandMinister Marina Silva rms itscommitmentto cials,andleadersofBrazil’s International. Government andEarthCharter cooperation betweentheBrazilian further strengthens andformalizes over thepastfi connection with Agenda 21activities disseminated bythisMinistryin The EarthCharterhasbeenwidely vision. promote theEarthCharter’s commitment oftheMinistrytouseand practice. for applyingthem to educational Charter principlesand the possibilities about therelation betweentheEarth a spacetoshare experiences andrefl will continuein2008.TheSeminarsoffer held witheachofthesegroups, andthese 1 OctoberEarthCharterSeminarswere comprising 20-30persons.Startingon and administratorswere formed,each two groups ofeducators, schooldirectors mobilizing educatorsbydistrict.Forty- Charter, andtorequest theirsupportin mainly the participantsaboutEarth participants, 877 coordinators. Theaimwastosensitize schools directors andpedagogical of Group consisted inbringingtogetherthe1st Launched inSeptember, thefi teachers. which consistsofapproximately 65,000 Sao Paulo’snetworkofeducators, to disseminatetheEarthCharteracross and Environment, launchedaproject Municipal Secretaries ofEducation University, incollaborationwiththe of SaoPauloGovernment.This education, isaninitiativeofthecity univer-sity forpeaceandenvironment ECI Affi Charter inSaoPaulo Training educatorswiththeEarth liate UMAPAZ, anopen ve years.Thisagreement rst phase rst ect Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 31 2007 Puerto Rico

Implementing the commitment to the Implementing the commitment to Earth Charter Following the endorsement of the Earth Charter by its Municipality of Caguas, Issues the School of Environmental initiated a University at Metropolitan course using the to develop a process also committed The School Earth Charter. to implementing Earth Charter activities primary and A with its Professors. secondary school in Puerto Rico has already integrated into its curriculum. the Earth Charter Since 2003, NAIA has been mobilizing has been mobilizing NAIA Since 2003, to design of educators its network using the and workshops materials and as an instrument Earth Charter as an education Earth Pedagogy Viana During 2007, Valeria philosophy. the Open School of NAIA, coordinated of the University of Brasilia Project of 22 students group working with a the department of extension. through of involved the formation This effort then the design and a study group, of 41 workshops held in implementation in the public schools and communities The the capital city. surrounding area in these Earth Charter has been central youth workshops involving children, is to and adults. One of the exercises its own stimulate each school to develop The main version of the Earth Charter. a) Education are: themes they address and the for Sustainable Development Agenda 21 for schools Earth Charter; b) and the Earth Charter; c) Organization of social networks; and d) Designing and evaluation of local development projects.

ection and practical activities NAIA is a group of educators and group is a NAIA facilitators working with popular / non- formal education in local communities. learning alternative They seek to promote environmental social and spaces where issues can be discussed and addressed. Incorporating the Earth Charter in non-formal and community education, NAIA The Center for Human Rights Defense The Center for de Defesa dos Direitos (CDDH, Centro has been Petropolis Humanos) of a years promoting working for several amongst excluded sense of belonging of peoples. Three and marginalized have been very active their programmes of them seek to raise during 2007, each and cultural of environmental awareness Rights”, rights: “Rights and Human and “Art education and Human Rights, These “Citizenship and Human Rights”. several enacted through are programmes projects. different intend to disseminate These projects the Earth Charter through and promote critical refl within all scopes of society. Earth They have undertaken numerous Charter workshops for the community and specially Petropolis living around The Center has also taken a children. in a communication leadership role jointly undertaken with Itaipu, project, about the Earth to raise awareness videos, publications Charter through Boff. with Leonardo and conferences Educative processes for instituting for instituting processes Educative and planetary of peace a culture Petropolis ethics in 32 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 framework forextension projects, aswell has beenusingtheEarth Charterasa The CostaRicanNational University National University Courses ontheEarthCharterat Curriculum Contents. Earth CharterprincipleswithintheBasic and create activitiestointegratethe the meetingwastoworkwithCharter the MinistryofEducation.Thepurpose national techniciansandcoordinators from regional advisors,adjunctsupervisors, country were present, includingteachers, Fifty peoplefrom different partsofthe area ofNaturalSciencesatanationallevel. culum Director andthecoordinator forthe Technical PedagogicalIssues,theCurri- of Education,thepersonincharge of and participationoftheVice Minister Charter tookplacewiththeattendance On 5JuneaWorkshop ontheEarth the EarthCharter Dominican Republicpromotes The MinistryofEducation

Participants oftheEarthCharterworkshop Dominican Republic Costa Rica in DominicanRepublic which tookplaceon6October. and prepared aneventforthatoccasion, North America tohostthe Ark ofHope, This hotelisthefi to makethehotel100%sustainable. works ondevelopinga5yearcapitalplan Earth CharterSteeringCommittee,which this commitmentwasthecreation ofthe by theCharter. An actionthatrefl to communityserviceactionsinspired of theEarthCharter, andalsocommitted hotel becameengagedintheendorsement management staff andassociatesatthe and asaguidingframework.Theentire Earth Charterasasource ofinspiration community serviceproject, usingthe VA, pioneered ahotel-wideand The Hilton Arlington Hotel,in Arlington to theEarthCharter Hilton ArlingtonHotel’s commitment Charter, tobeoffered in2008. together acoursefullybasedontheEarth with thisCentertocollaborateinputting on intheyear, anagreement wasmade at theCenterforGeneralStudies.Early as inmanyothercourses,particularly Presentation atHiltonArlington Hotel, USA

United States rst commercial venuein ects Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 33 2007 an educational ce posts This is a remarkable animated This is a remarkable Canada

The Little Earth Charter was The Little Earth Charter (LEC) for young kids, initially created a collaboration between JC through Animation Inc. and Little of Little and songwriter a singer Rosie Emery, educator from and environmental Canada. the principles and website that captures and momentum of the Charter in sights children. sounds and the language of and In 2007, the LEC launched a new which has been website, improved translated into seven languages: English, Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Sustainability Offi Sustainability at the IHM Motherhouse board bulletin April 2007, the In topic. on a different Charter the Earth featured bulletin board of IHM Sisters and poster and images living out Earth Associates “in action” The Earth Charter Charter principles. for the second was also the context in Building Conference Midwest Green The IHM Motherhouse. 2007 held at the a copy of the Earth 200 attendees received keynote speaker and Charter and each the Earth received workshop presenter mounted on a plaque. Charter preamble cates and a Master’s level of age; and, countlessfteen years The IHM Congregation The IHM Congregation and the Earth Charter of the As Catholic sisters, the Servants Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan (IHM) have a long-standing justice, and commitment to spirituality, education and a long history of ministry that In 2004, after a process in those areas. the involved the community of Monroe, and Sisters endorsed the Earth Charter, since then, they have been very active. Adrian with the In 2007, they partnered Ark of Dominican Sisters to bring the Hope to Michigan. Thousands of persons impacted by this educational were experience at four diverse host sites. Each month the IHM Justice, Peace and The Earth Charter Community Summits Charter Community The Earth U.S. has been Earth Charter Since 2001, in the Earth Charter actively promoting the Earth especially through the country, Summits, which areCharter Community some instances and in locally, organized Community Summitsthey link with other abroad. have been spearheadedMany initiatives of the summits. These include:as a result lessonweaving the Earth Charter into plans for public schools; university graduate certifi guided by the Earth Charter;programme of acity endorsements and the launch quality of life indicators programme; organizations adoption and use by religious use of the Earthand interfaith groups; for non- Charter in mission statements initiatives likegovernmental organizations; and youth, from Earth Scouts for children to fi three toother individual actions that continue about the Earth Charter the word spread 34 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 well being of the whole community of life. well beingofthewholecommunitylife. and peacefulglobalsocietywithinthe is community. Itsobjective to serve thevisionofajust,sustainable, wider the call andvisionoftheEarthCharterinto 2007 tosing,refl North America duringtheseasons2006- gathered 85womenlocallyin10regions of Norma LuccockandNancyNordlie This CDwithsongsby Carolyn McDade, My HeartIsMoved Music inspired bytheEarthCharter- be foundatwww.littleearthcharter.org Aveiro, Portugal.More informationcan Charter presentation attheCityHallof the SchoolsofCaciaorganized anEarth organized severalactivities.Forexample, Japan andBrazil.Thisyear, theproject students from Portugal,Belgium,Russia, and thesharingofexperiencesbetween The LECservedtofacilitatediscussion in Portugal,called“Working Together”. collaborative project withCaciaSchools In addition,theLEClauncheda activities. incorporated newanimatedgamesand Dutch andRussian.Theyhavealso ect, create andmovethe CD Cover Earth Charter. Several ofitssongswere inspired onthe surrounding communities. of activitieswiththestudentsand the curriculumledtoimplementation incorporation oftheEarthCharterinto education forsustainability. In2007,the compulsory coursesonenvironmental Earth Charterastheframeworkfortwo school teachers,hasincorporatedthe for thetrainingofprimaryandsecondary Education, theorganization responsible The SeychellesNationalInstituteof national teachertraining The EarthCharteraspartof Seychelles and foraddressing ethicaldilemmas. the EarthChartertostimulate dialogue methodologies forenhancing theuseof 2007, theProfessors introduced new contemporary issueswithstudents.In courses asanethicallensforexploring The EarthCharterisusedinthese in Environmental Educationcourse. course andthe Advanced Certifi Gold FieldsParticipatoryCertifi fully usetheEarthCharter:Rhodes/ this Universityoffers twocoursesthat programme. Under thisprogramme, Education, Ethicsand Action research framework foranEnvironmental the EarthCharterastheoretical at RhodesUniversitybegantouse Education andSustainabilityUnit Professors oftheEnvironmental Rhodes Universitycourses Using theEarthCharterin

South Africa cate cate Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 35 2007 shing, to spread the principles of shing, to spread The Philippines Vietnam ce, the Earth Charter is now available ces met to discuss previous and on- ces met to discuss previous

A bike tour to disseminate bike tour A the Earth Charter around 5-day bike tour was organized A Laguna, a major Philippine water reserve by industrial pollution and threatened over fi The vision was to build the Earth Charter. consciousness about sustainable lifestyles educational activities for teachers, as well teachers, as well activities for educational about the for raising awareness as posters These materials principles. Earth Charter in collaboration have been distributed and of Environment with the Department of the Delhi Government. Forests Vietnamese Earth Charter in of Katja Pellini, UNV Thanks to the efforts Specialist in Education for Sustainable the UNESCO Hanoi Development from Offi and is being used in the in Vietnamese activities for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in Vietnam. in of the Earth Charter The brochure was distributed to over 100 Vietnamese Advocacy participants of the National for Sustainable on Education Workshop place in Development. This event took National July in Hanoi. The Vietnam this Commission for UNESCO organized different participants from event, where and ministries, educational institutes offi to share going educational activities and their views on education for sustainable development. rst liate). India

As parto of the Project, CLEAN India As parto of the Project, developed an adaptation of the Earth and translated this Charter for children, into Hindi and other local languages, in to incorporate the Earth Charter order into Delhi Schools. In addition, the NGO seven modules with suggested has created city in the country to integrate the Earth city in the country to integrate the This Charter into its school curriculum. intends to plant one million programme it is As such, saplings in New Delhi. tree making the an important step towards city. ‘green-friendly’ capital a more During Earth Day celebrations in April, celebrations in During Earth Day for Delhi Schools the “Earth Charter by the Honourable was launched Project” of Delhi, Smt Sheila Chief Minister led by CLEAN a project Dikshit. This is Development of India, a programme Indian NGO and Alternatives (a leading ECI Affi on this Several newspapers reported the fi event and noted that Delhi was One Earth, One Family:One Earth, Delhi Schools Earth Charter in 36 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Michael Slaby, formerECYICoordinator. Earth Charter, whichwasconductedby for sustainabledevelopmentbasedonthe included amoduleonethicsandvalues Sustainable Development(IESD).This Tongji InstituteofEnvironment for programme wasorganized bytheUNEP- collaborate withthiseffort. Theten-day of itsprogramme andinvitedECIto incorporated theEarthCharteraspart Sustainable Development Leaders Programme onEnvironment for The UNEP Youth LeadershipTraining The EarthCharterhighlightedatthe in thecountry. (YAFE), andotherenvironmental NGOs Fellowship fortheEnvironment, Inc. partnership withthe Young Artists and environmental sustainability, in social empowerment,povertyreduction oriented NGOactiveinthefi Development, Inc.(PRSD),ayouth- Philippine Resources forSustainable This initiativewasspearheaded bythe young peopleandlocalcommunities. and responsible consumptionamong

China UNEP 2007Asia-Pacifi UNEP Youth Leadership TrainingLeadership UNEP Youth , heldinShanghai, c Young c ed of elds module. Charter uponcompletingtheEC-related whom pledgedtheirsupportoftheEarth and from theprivatesector, manyof from non-governmentalorganizations level offi this programme were middletosenior Development. Thekeytarget groups for Decade forEducationSustainable part ofUNEP’scontributiontotheUN Leadership Programme’s outcomesare and participantpresentations. The trips, casestudies,interactiveexercises long programme thatincorporatesfi Asia-Pacifi in sustainabledevelopmentfrom the provide trainingforemerging leaders Regional UniversityConsortium,to collaborative effort bythe Asia-Pacifi Pacifi Going intoitsforthyear, the Asia- • Brendan Mackey, • ECICouncil the EarthCharterare asfollow: A sampleofthepublicationsthatrefer to Publications ElizabethMay, ECICouncilmem- people tofeelempowered toact. successful campaignthat willhelp into thenews,andhow tomounta about howtogetimportantissues ter. Thisbookgivestips and guidance makes references totheEarthChar- the worldinyourspare time”,which ber, wrote thebook“Howtosave refl in LandscapeEcology”andmakes is includedinthebook“KeyTopics wildcountry project inAustralia” ciples toregional conservation:the “Applying landscape-ecologicalprin- member, wrote achaptercalled c Leadershipwasdesignedasa ections ontheEarthCharter. cials from government,leaders c region. Itisaone-week- , which , which eld c Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 37 2007 Earth as well as an Earth ections of a diverse group ections of a diverse group Environmental Day, the Institute Day, Environmental the in Brazil produced Vivo Charter in Braille, Charter audio book for the visually impaired. University of Alberta, published Alberta, published of University Earth: Life on “Sustaining and Human Health Environmental Global Governance”, in Through to the Earth refers which he uses and Charter. of writers. It includes a chapter by Steven C. Rockefeller entitled “Crafting Principles for the Earth Charter” that articulates a number of stories of the Earth Charter drafting chapter by Mary Evelyn A process. Peter Blaze Corcoran and James Peter Blaze Corcoran Florida Gulf from A. Wohlpart Coast University have edited a new for Voice book of essays called “A Respond American Writers Earth: to the Earth Charter”. This book is a collection of over 10 essays with the refl In celebration of the International at the Professor Colin Soskolne, • • • liate of ECI from liate of ECI from . This 36-chapter book (Eco-Art for the re-enchantment (Eco-Art for the re-enchantment liates in Spain elaborated and elaborated liates in Spain environmental lawyer in Geneva lawyer environmental developed the paper: “The Policy Relevance of the Earth Charter in this piece at She presented Europe”. Maastricht conference Forum the 3rd with topics in cooperation on European a Dutch policy think-tank.Socires, of the world) Brazil, coordinated the development Brazil, coordinated Ar- - of a collective work entitled "Eco do mun- para o reencantamento Te do” celebrates an alliance between art and uses the and the environment, Earth Charter as its framework. Affi Charter the book: “Earth published Schools” inGuide for Primary Antonio Cortés collaboration with based The book is and Cristina Tapias. The Council of on the Earth Charter. of and Environment Energy Industry, sponsored of Extremadura the Board to be distributedan initial 1,000 copies in local schools. Johannah Bernstein, an international Michele Sato, Affi Sato, Michele ECI one of the Fundación Valores, • • • 38 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Thispublicationhighlights30 • and diplomacy, innovative infi are internationallyactiveand nizations andnetworksthat leading-edge civilsocietyorga- Civilization inthe21stCentury”. “Earthrise: TheDawningofaNew featured inanewpublicationcalled The EarthCharterInitiativeisalso of Georgia Press. second halfof2008bytheUniversity The bookwillbereleased inthe also partofthisuniquepublication. Compass fortheNewCentury”is the Stars:TheEarthCharterasa Tucker entitled“LearningtoSee education, economicsandbusiness, elds suchaspolitics ecology and • publisher [email protected]. For more informationcontactthe the creation ofaNewCivilization. and institutionsworkingtoward empower andmotivateallpeople to informandinspire, butalsoto the objectiveof future thatispossible.Itindeed of theexcitingandenlightened empowering bookoffers aglimpse creation ofanewcivilization.This specifi activities, bestpractices,andtheir describe theirrespective visions, contributed bytheseorganizations youth andspirituality. Thearticles science andmedia,aswell “The EarthCharterEndeavour”. one articlebyMirianVilela entitled global ethicalvision.Thisincludes activities aimedatimplementinga examples offocusedorganizational more descriptiveveinrepresenting while partBpresents piecesofa in theoryandcriticalargument set ofpiecesstrongly grounded to theEarthCharter. Part A isa of articlesmanywhichrefer by NoelPreston, hasacollection Global Ethics.Thisissue,edited of 2007,ontheoveralltheme its Volume 26,No.3,Third Quarter of Queensland Australia dedicated journal publishedbytheUniversity Social Alternatives, c contributiontoward the aquarterly Earthrise book

Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 39 2007 he Earth Charter Charter Earth he VI. T VI. Initiative Structure Initiative 40 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 41 2007 ce space and ce space and Amana-Key from cant in-kind contribution received

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ce (Rent, Equipment, Security, and Expenses) ce (Rent, Equipment, Security, 34,615 Avina Foundation Avina Fund - Religion Programme Kendeda Sustainability General Support Plan Netherlands - Initiative Youth Plan Netherlands - 75,000 Center grant - Resource Fund Staff Rockefeller Brothers 12,500 Collaborative, USA The Philanthropic Collaborative Philantropic AtKisson Group/The 217,999 126,283 5,039 7,600 306,438 Total Income Total 910,541 UNESCO 10,000 121,410 UNESCO Amana-Key (Oscar Motomura) 45,000 CH2MHill 76,410 objectives, it is not possible to account for all of that. It is understood though cantly to advancing the Initiatives’s INCOME USD USD USD - 2007 AND EXPENDITURES OF INCOME STATEMENT activities: Costa Rica and Sweden centers Two - Earth Charter International USD INCOME 2007 IN US$ - 31 December 1 January Foundation Grants

Major Individual Donors Small Donors (Less than USD 10,000) 436,821 International Agencies Other/Miscellaneous 0 62,648 Income Interest Other/Miscellaneous EXPENSES 8,986 Services Salaries and Professional Support and Communications Consulting Strategic, Programme, Programme Youth Religion Programme Internet & Telecommunications Services Translation Travel and Meeting Costs) Council Meeting Expenses (Travel Events and Meetings Offi 22,629 Publications Development Printing and Postage and Development Training Staff Financial Expenses Miscellaneous Legal Expenses Fund Management Expenses Expenses Total SURPLUS / DEFICIT 20,738 409,525 8,514 10,658 84,062 18,244 3,493 13,330 33,982 145 8,739 70,401 4,482 33,321 70,545 839,996 Corporate / Business Donations Fees for Services (Courses etc.) (Books etc.) Sales of Products In addition US $35,000 should be added as an in - kind contribution from the University for Peace for offi In addition US $35,000 should be added as an in - kind contribution from general administrative and fi AtKisson Group and for the efforts April 2007, NCDO for the Business Programme for hosting the Earth Charter events in contribute of the Earth Charter Initiative, in which many organizations for various support. In any case given the nature signifi of the overall Initiative. the total yearly income and expenditure that this would considerably increase VII. F VII. 42 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 to continuesupport the Youth Earth CharterInternational foresees volunteers. collaboration ofaffi International willbecountingonthe and keysupportingdocuments,EC For thetranslationofEarthCharter interactive manner. about endorsementsandaffi resource center, andtopresent information already beeninitiated tocreate anonline the EarthChartermessage.Efforts have and organizations touseanddisseminate necessary informationforindividuals and concisewebsite,providing allthe up process istohaveaclear, effi A keyaspectofthedecentralizedscaling such coursesin2008. offered. Plansare underwaytooffer four Charter promoters willcontinuetobe of thispolicy, trainingcoursesforEarth specifi for allECInternationalprogrammes. As a and, developnewstrategicpartnerships internship andvolunteerprogrammes; relations with Affi as manylanguagespossible;strengthen experiences; makeavailablematerialsin website platformasaspaceforsharing materials fortargeted groups; improve the develop communicationandeducational Up Policy. Inthissense,ECInternationalwill Decentralized EmpowermentforScaling will betheoperationalizationof One ofthemainECIprioritiesfor2008 Priorities The Earth charter initiative viii. L c activity for the operationalization c activity fortheoperationalization liates; consolidatethe liates, internsand ooking forward 2008 lae i liates cient cient n an n an 2008: crucial toundertakeoverthecourseof The followingactionswillbeparticularly Programme. with theconsolidationofBusiness EC Internationalwillalsocontinue Religion Programme’s Action Plans. for SustainableDevelopmentandthe Initiative, theCenterforEducation Initiate the implementation of a Initiatetheimplementationofa Participateasapartnerinthe Theorganization oftheworkshop: collaborative project withTheCulture to values-basededucationonSD. evaluate “whatworks”withregards a setofassessmentmeasures to develop to intends process two-year the European Commission. This Brighton (UK)andsponsored by coordinated bythe Universityof for SustainableDevelopment”, Promoting Values-based Education Assessment Tools forCSOProjects "The DevelopmentofIndicators& implementation oftheproject present andtesttheEC-Assesstool. organized duringthisCongress to addition, anotherworkshopwillbe Congress, inOctober2008.In at theIUCNWorld Conservation nity. Thisworkshopwillbeheld Earth CharterLearningOpportu- Sustainability intoEducation–an Bringing Values andPrinciplesof Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 43 2007 workshops and events such as workshops and events such during the Tällberg a Workshop in Sweden in late June. Forum workshops. ethics and EC lity, Intergenerational Partnership for Intergenerational which was launched Sustainability, in India at the ICEE Conference by the ECYI. The in November will be submitted Framework draft Union Conservation to the World as part of a (IUCN) Congress, importance of motion on the partnership for intergenerational achieving sustainability. launch a Global Earth Charter an Radio Campaign, as well as international youth-led publication themes in on Earth Charter-related print, digital, and online formats. story telling, developed by the developed story telling, ECYI. a number of Earth Charter Organize Undertake a number of sustainabi- Develop the Alliance for Alliance for the Develop will Leadership Team Youth The for Sustainability: An ECYI Guide”. for Sustainability: (Earth Charter Global Learning Opportunity). This is a semester- on long, online course focused community leadership and digital of the Teacher’s Guidebook. of the Teacher’s important component for teacher important component training initiatives. collaboration with the National and University of Costa Rica the University for International Cooperation. of Peace Foundation (Fundacion Foundation of Peace in Madrid,de Paz), based Cultura by Federico Mayor presided Spain and will helpZaragoza. EC International of materials andwith the development particularly inworkshop modules, planetary topics such as sustainability, for sustainability. ethics and values in Global Governance Publish “Youth Launch the online course e-GLO Develop a new and updated version as an Include the Earth Charter courses in Develop Earth Charter 44 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Erna Witoelar (Indonesia) Mary EvelynTucker (USA) Tommy Short(USA) Kartikeya V. Sarabhai (India) Mohamed Sahnoun(Algeria) Alide Roerink(TheNetherlands) Henriette Rasmussen(Greenland) Dumisani Nyoni(Zimbabwe) Oscar Motomura(Brazil) Elizabeth May(Canada) Brendan Mackey(Australia) Alexander Likhotal(Russia/Switzerland) Song Li(PeoplesRepublicofChina/USA) Li Lailai(PeoplesRepublicofChina) Barbro Holmberg (Sweden) Wakako Hironaka (Japan) Camila Argolo Godinho(Brazil) Marianella Curi(Bolivia) Rick Clugston(USA) Mateo A. CastilloCeja(Mexico) Zainab Bangura(SierraLeone) Razeena Wagiet (South Africa), Co-Chair Steven C.Rockefeller(UnitedStates), List ofECICouncilMembers Commission, Advisors and Staff Council Members, Earth Charter Lists of the ECInternational A nnex 1: Co-Chair Mohamed Sahnoun(Algeria) Wangari Maathai(Kenya) Kingdom ofJordan HRH PrincessBasmaBintTalal oftheHashemite Amadou Toumani Touré (Mali)(Co-chair) Africa andtheMiddleEast List ofEarthCharterCommissioners Severn CullisSuzuki(Canada) Steven C.Rockefeller(UnitedStatesof America) Elizabeth May(Canada) John Hoyt(UnitedStatesof America) Maurice F. Strong (Canada)(Co-chair) North America Shridath Ramphal(Guyana) Yolanda Kakabadse(Ecuador) Leonardo Boff (Brazil) Mercedes Sosa (Argentina) (Co-chair) Latin AmericaandtheCaribbean Awraham Soeterndorp(TheNetherlands) Henriette Rasmussen(Greenland) Federico Mayor(Spain) Ruud Lubbers(TheNetherlands) Pierre Calame (France) Mikhail Gorbachev(Russia)(Co-chair) Europe Erna Witoelar (Indonesia) Pauline Tangiora (Aotearoa, NewZealand) Wakako Hironaka (Japan) Kamla Chowdhry(India)(Co-chair)Inmemoriam A.T. Ariyaratne (SriLanka) Asia andthePacifi c Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 45 2007

ce) (Education) Project Coordinator Project Project Coordinator Project International Youth Coordinator International Youth Project Coordinator Project Inter-faith Coordinator Executive Director Lisa Jokivirta, Intern Dominic Stucker, Michael Slaby, Earth Charter International Secretariat Earth Charter International Secretariat and for Earth Charter Center for Education Sustainable Development at UPEACE San José, Costa Rica Mirian Vilela, Marina Bakhnova, Alicia Jimenez, Betty McDermott, on Religion and Earth Charter Programme Sustainability (Satellite Offi Germany -Heidelberg, Ministry of Environment Ministry of Environment (Brazil) Ministry of Environment (Mexico) Peace Child International It Global, International Taking Ontario Institute Centre, Learning Transformative University of Toronto for Studies in Education, (Canada) University for Peace, International University for International Cooperation (Costa Rica) (current) Staff List of Partner Organizations List of Partner Organizations (partial) Amana-Key (Brazil) Associates Earth Charter (United States) International Cross Green Action Enterprises, International Heart in Itaipu (Brazil) List of Advisors States/Sweden) AtKisson (United Alan States) (United Peter Blaze Corcoran (Costa Rica) Brenes Abelardo Moacir Gadotti (Brazil) Kingdom) (United Herbert Girardet (Mexico) Edgar Gonzalez-Gaudiano Parvez Hassan (Pakistan) Kingdom) Bianca Jagger (Nicaragua/United Calestous Juma (Kenya/United States) (Russia) Rustem Khairov Amory Lovins (United States) Jim MacNeill (Canada) Herman Mulder (The Netherlands) Marina Novo (Spain) Edmund O’Sullivan (Canada) Jan Roberts (United States) Nick Robinson (United States) Hans van Ginkel (The Netherlands) (Brazil) Moema Vizzer 46 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Emad EGYPT E-mail: [email protected] Nouvelle Afrique Benjamin Ndjama,Mme.JulienneKanga CAMEROON AFRICA andtheMIDDLEEAST Initiative Affiliates List of Earth Charter A E-mail: [email protected] Conservation (MAUDESCO) Council forEnvironmental Studiesand Rajen Awotar MAURITIUS E-mail: [email protected] Ahmed SékouDiallo Développement (AFAD) Association deFormationetd’Appuiau MALI www.greenbeltmovement.org E-mail: [email protected] The Green Belt Movement KENYA www.environment.gov.jo/lhap.htm E-mail: [email protected] Land andHumanto Advocate Progress (LHAP) Ziyad Alawneh www.johud.org.jo E-mail: [email protected] Development The Jordanian HeshemiteFundforHuman Farah Daghistani JORDAN www.aoye.org/Raed/elba.html E-mail: [email protected],[email protected] Development (RAED) Arab NetworkforEnvironment and nnex 2: Adly E-mail: [email protected],[email protected] Centre forSustainableDevelopment Mahfuz Ullah BANGLADESH www.earthcharter.org.au [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], Earth CharterCommitteeinQueensland Clem Campbell AUSTRALIA ASIA andthePACIFIC co.zw;[email protected] E-mail: afri2000@africaonline. Africa 2000Network Osmond Mugweni ZIMBABWE www.irdiuganda.org/ E-mail: [email protected] IRDI Samuel MichaelBagabo UGANDA E-mail: [email protected] NGO CoalitionforEnvironment Nil Odhiga NIGERIA E-mail: [email protected] le développementDurable Commission Nationalepourl’environnément et Hassane Saley NIGER

Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 47 2007 c le_e.html le/profi HONG KONG John Herbert Forum Sustainable Development Hong Kong E-mail: [email protected] JAPAN Edo Heinrich & Environment Culture The Okinawa Ocean O.C.E.A.N.) Action Network (Okinawa E-mail: [email protected];edo@ okinawaocean.org www.okinawaocean.org Hironaka Wakako House of Councilors E-mail: [email protected] www.hirowaka.com/profi MALAYSIA S.Rajalingam Malaysia Group, Earth Charter Promotion E-mail: [email protected] NEPAL Ramesh Man Tuladhar the Center for Community Development and Environment E-mail: [email protected] NEW ZEALAND / AOTEROA Klauss Bosselmann Law, for Environmental New Zealand Centre Auckland University of Faculty of Law, E-mail: [email protected] www.nzcel.auckland.ac.nz SRI LANKA Sarvodaya Sramadana movement E-mail: [email protected] www.sarvodaya.org THAILAND Vorratnchaiphan Chamniern P. (GAP), Thailand Action Program Grassroots Institute (TEI) Environment [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], www.tei.or.th/gap/ Chirapol Sintunawa and sustainabiliy training ADEC (Environment NGO) and Mahidol University Thailand E-mail: [email protected] THE PHILIPPINES Antonio Ella S and Futures Alternative Philippines Institute of Asia Pacifi of Earth Council President E-mail: [email protected] CHINA China – ECOLOGIA TAIWAN Nancy TzuMeíChen Association Ecological Stewardship Taiwan - TESA E-mail: [email protected] INDIA Ajoy Bagchi Commission on PCED - The People’s India and Development Environment E-mail: [email protected] www.pcedindia.com/peoplescomm/ourselves_ 1a.htm Ashok Khosla Development Alternatives E-mail: [email protected] www.devalt.org Kartikeya Sarabhai Education (CEE) Center for Environment E-mail: [email protected] www.ceeindia.org Usha Srinivasan Alternatives Development CLEAN Programme, E-mail: [email protected] www.cleanindia.org/ INDONESIA Damayanti Buchori Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation - KEHATI E-mail: [email protected] www.kehati.or.id/english/index.php Irwansyah Hasibuan Lenting (Institute for Development of Concern and Ethics) Environmental E-mail: [email protected] Menayang Tari Pembangunan Berkelanjutan Yayasan (Sustainable Development Foundation)/ LEAD Indonesia E-mail: [email protected] www.ypb.or.id/ Kemal Taruc Dana Mitra Lingkungan (Friends of the Fund) Environment E-mail: [email protected] http://dml.or.id/dml5/about/history.dml 48 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/umapaz E-mail: [email protected] UMAPAZ Rose MarieInojosa www.paulofreire.org org E-mail: [email protected], gadotti@paulofreire. Instituto PauloFreire Moacir Gadotti E-mail: [email protected] Pedagogo, OrientadorPedagógicoEducacional Flávio BoleizJúnior* BRAZIL www.fundacionpuma.org/fpuma/index.asp E-mail: [email protected] Fundación Puma Verónica López Aguilar BOLIVIA www.main.org/iicl/ E-mail: [email protected] International InstituteofCulture andLanguage Elsa Potter BELIZE www.ambiente.gov.ar E-mail: [email protected] Ambiente yDesarrollo delaRepública Argentina Programa Agenda 21Escolar, Secretaría de Graciela Satóstegui* www.alaplastica.org.ar E-Mail: [email protected] Ala Plástica Alejandro Meitin www.argentinapeopleandnature.org/ E-mail: [email protected] Argentina PeopleandNature Foundation Paula Culaciati ARGENTINA CARIBBEAN LATIN AMERICA andthe [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], Development Philippine Resources forSustainable Robert Sagun

www.centropoveda.org/ E-mail: [email protected] Centro CulturalPoveda Dinorah García Romero DOMINICAN REPUBLIC www.ciiedu.org E-mail: [email protected] Caribbean IntegralInstitute Carlo Monsanto CURACAO www.una.ac.cr/ E-mail: [email protected] Unive Elizabeth Ramírez www.museocr.com/ E-mail: [email protected] Centro Costarricense paralaCienciayCultura Ana CristinaBriceño COSTA RICA http://[email protected] tinmail.com E-mail: [email protected];ecoclubesdechile@la Red NacionaldeEcoclubes Jorge Espinoza Díaz www.iepe.org E-mail: [email protected] Instituto EcologíaPolítica Manuel Baquedano CHILE www.forumzinho.org.br [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]; valeria. – NAIA Nucleo dos Amigos daInfanciae Adolescencia Valeria Viana Labrea www.ufms.br E-mail: [email protected];[email protected] Universidade FederaldeMatoGrosso Michele Sato E-mail: [email protected] Center forHumanRights Marcia MariaMirandaBoff E-mail: [email protected] Instituto BioMA Aieska MarinhoLacerda Silva rsidad Nacional–UNA Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 49 2007 EUROPE and CENTRAL ASIA EUROPE and CENTRAL ARMENIA Karine Danielyan Association for Sustainable Human Development E-mail: [email protected] http://users.freenet.am/~ashd/ BELARUS Evgeny Shirokov Academy of Ecology International Email: [email protected] www.inforse.org/europe/iae BELGIUM Box-Thijs Veronica - Dag The Dag Hammarskjöld Study Centre Hammarskjöld Forskningsinstitut -Integral Sustainable Development thanks to ‘Maturity Of Mind’ (D.H.) E-mail: [email protected] DENMARK Bjarne Graesboll Ottesen Denmark Cross Green E-mail: [email protected] www.greencross.dk UNITED STATES STATES UNITED Rick Clugston of Life /Center for Respect USA Earth Charter (CRLE) and Environment E-mail: [email protected] / www.crle.org www.earthcharterusa.org Peter Blaze Corcoran and Sustainability Center for Environmental Education, Florida Gulf Coast University E-mail: [email protected] www.fgcu.edu/cese/ Pedersen Kusumita P. York The Interfaith Center of New E-mail: [email protected] www.interfaithcenter.org/ Jan Roberts Initiatives Earth Charter Communities USA E-mail: [email protected] www.eccommunities.org berline.tt [email protected] na Espaillat* na NORTH AMERICA NORTH CANADA JC Little Little Animation Inc. E-mail: [email protected] www.littleanimation.com/ www.littleanimation4kids.com/LEC.html Mitra Doherty* Quantum Dental E-mail: [email protected] http://www.quantumdental.ca/ Mario Serrano Marte Mario Serrano Montalvo Juan Sociales Padre de Estudios Centro m.serrano@ E-mail: [email protected]; centrojuanmontalvo.org.do www.centrojuanmontalvo.org.do/spip/ Josefi Ltd. Group, International Resources E-mail: ljosefi HONDURAS Benjamín Carías CONADES E-mail: [email protected] MEXICO A. Castillo Ceja Mateo Ambiente y Recursos de Medio Secretaría Naturales - SEMARNAT E-mail: [email protected] www.semarnat.gob.mx/Pages/inicio.aspx PERU Almuelle Armando Martínez PERU La Carta de la Tierra E-mail: [email protected] Solis Eloisa Trellez Asociación Cultural Pirámide E-mail: [email protected] www.piramide.org.pe/Piramide/piramide_ informes.php TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Eden Shand Re-Leaf Foundation Tropical E-mail: eashand@fi http://members.tripod.com/~EMPAL_2/trf. html 50 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 www.ncdo.nl E-mail: [email protected] NCDO Alide Roerink THE NETHERLANDS http://dau.lv/ise/participants.htm E-mail: [email protected] University Institute forSustainableEducationattheDaugavpils Ilga Salite LATVIA www.greencrossitalia.it E-mail: [email protected] Green Cross Italy Elio Pacilio http://fondazione.cogeme.net/bin/index.php E-mail: [email protected] Fondazione CogemeOnlus Simone Mazzata www.pro-natura.it E-mail: [email protected] Pro-Natura Corrado MariaDaclon ITALY www.rec.org/ E-mail: [email protected] Eastern Europe Regional Environmental CenterforCentraland Eva Csobod HUNGARY E-mail: [email protected] Earth CharterGreenland Finn Lynge GREENLAND www.edcharta.de E-mail: [email protected] World Initiative) Oekumenische InitiativeEineWelt (EcumenicalOne Anja Becker GERMANY E-mail: [email protected] Developpement Durable Centre EarthCharterpouruneEducation Josianne Troillet FRANCE www.fundacionvalores.es E-mail: [email protected] Fundación Valores María JoséCarrillo SPAIN E-mail: [email protected] Environmental PolicyandCulture All-Russian PublicOrganisation “Centerfor Vladimir Zakharov d=9009646&contentId=7019203 www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryI E-mail: [email protected] D. MendeleevUniversityofChemicalTechnology Natalia Tarasova php?showcv=1&idm=297 www.transcend.org/t_database/members. E-mail: [email protected] Humanity Foundation fortheSurvivalandDevelopmentof Rustem Khairov [email protected] Ministry ofEnvironment, Tatarstan Olga P. Ivanova www.tatar.ru E-mail: [email protected] Parliament ofTatarstan Maret Galeev RUSSIAN FEDERATION www.aspea.org/ E-mail: [email protected] Environmental Education ASPEA -Portuguese Association for Fatima Almeida PORTUGAL E-mail: [email protected] Earth CharterNorway Halvor Stormoen www.earthcharter.no norge.com E-mail: [email protected];info@earthcharter- NORWAY -EarthCharter Leif-Runar Forsth NORWAY

Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 51 2007 SWITZERLAND Christa Regli E-mail: [email protected] www.erdcharta.ch TAJIKISTAN Muazama Burkhanova Civil Initiatives (FSCI) Foundation to Support E-mail: [email protected] / ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM Newman Jeffrey Earth Charter UK E-mail: [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM / SCOTLAND Enid Trevett Action for Change E-mail: [email protected] liate. Amalio de Marichalar Amalio de Sostenible el Desarrollo Soria 21 para Foro amalio@ E-mail: [email protected]; soria21.org http://www.soria21.org/present.html Herrería Alfonso Fernández Fundación Avalon E-mail: [email protected] www.avalonproject.org/contacto.php Guillem Ramis* E-mail: [email protected] SPAIN/CATALUNYA Agustí Colomines, Sara Batet UNESCO de Catalunya, Comité UNESCOCat, Centre Català per la Carta de la Terra [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], www.unescocat.org/ct/index.php SWEDEN Moya Tonia Sweden Cross Green E-mail: [email protected] www.gci.ch * Individual Earth Charter Affi * Individual Earth Charter 52 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 Anna Duhon,USA Lisa Jokivirta,Canada NORTH AMERICA Namir Nava,Mexico Gabriela Monteiro, Brazil LATINCARIBBEAN AMERICATHE AND Jana Kovandzic,Serbia Didier Gleyzes,France CENTRALEUROPE ANDASIA Niu Kejia,China Yuyun Harmono,Indonesia Aparna Susarla,India ASIA AND THEPACIFIC AFRICA AND THEMIDDLEEAST Leadership Team Earth CharterYouth andTeam Youth Groups Earth Charter Youth Leader A Timothy Ogene,Nigeria Samer Eid,PalestinianTerritory Hind Ottmani,Morocco nnex 3:

philotieno [@]yahoo.co.uk Philip Otieno Lake Victoria ECYG www.kcyp.net info [@]kcyp.net Fredrick Ouko Kibera Community Youth Programme KENYA dr_emerson [@]yahoo.com TwumEric Agyei ECYG Visionary Youth Ghana GHANA gezumossissa2000 [@]yahoo.com Gezu Mossissa ECYG Ethiopia ETHIOPIA jlvengo [@]yahoo.com Joel Vengo M’bongo (CYAD) Congolese Youth Association forDevelopment DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFTHECONGO www.capecam.org capecam20 [@]yahoo.com info [@]capecam.org Ajomuzu ColletteBekaku Education oftheChild(CAPEC) Cameroon Association fortheProtection and ECYG Yaoundé CAMEROON AFRICA AND THEMIDDLEEAST Youth Groups Earth Charter ship ship Report of Activities | The Earth Charter Initiative | 53 2007 carmen_bucovala [@] marenostrum.ro THE PHILIPPINES State College Polytechnic ECYG at Mindanao Baang R. Mary Claire yahoo.com.ph mpsc.earthcharter [@] ECYG Negros Khyn Yap [@] yahoo.com ecotrekkers for Sustainable Philippine Resources Development, Inc. Eileen Rillera [@] gmail.com Prsdsecretariat www.prsdi.org ASIA EUROPE AND CENTRAL ARMENIA ECYG for Sustainable Human Development Liana Nersisyan arli-78 [@] inbox.ru Sargsyan Tigran [@] mail.ru t.a.sargsyan BELARUS International Club “NEWLINE” Youth Dmitry Savelau newlineclub [@] gmail.com dsavelau [@] gmail.com www.newlineclub.net FINLAND ECYG Finland Lisa Jokivirta lisa.jokivirta [@] gmail.com LATVIA Students for Sustainability Lolita Baranovska lolita.baranovska [at] gmail.com ROMANIA Constanta ECYG Carmen Bucovala ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ASIA CHINA Society) Student Organizations (Green GreenSOS Niu Kejia [email protected] www.greensos.org Mathare Roots Youth Group Youth Roots Mathare Elijah Kanyi [@] yahoo.com monelijah info [@] mathareroots.org www.mathareroots.org LIBERIA ECYG Liberia Wiah Tobias tobias [@] yahoo.com NIGERIA ECYG Calabar Esther Agbarakwe ecygcalabar [@] yahoo.com RWANDA of Association for Dissemination Youth Development Information (YADDI) Cleophas Kanamugire [@] yahoo.com aacicoordination www.nta-kibazo.com LEONE SIERRA ECYG Sierra Leone Sylvanus Murray ecygsl [@] yahoo.com www.freewebs.com/ecygsl/programmes.htm TOGO Foundation for Peace Togolese Assouan Gbesso info [@] togopeace.kabissa.org www.togopeace.kabissa.org UGANDA Students for Global Democracy - Uganda Mike Munabi mike.munabi [@] gmail.com www.uganda.sfgd.org 54 | The Earth Charter Initiative | Report of Activities 2007 CARIBBEAN LATIN AMERICA ANDTHE tha_scouter [@]hotmail.com Carlos PoncedeLeon Asociacion Peruana deEscultismo PERU namirn [@]hotmail.com Namir Nava Multidisciplinary Group of Youth inMichoacan MEXICO godinho.camila [@]gmail.com Camila Godinho ECYG -Bahia BRAZIL crystal.durham [@]gmail.com Crystal Durham UCLA Chapter) (California StudentSustainabilityCoalition, E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity UNITED STATES www.sgicanada.org/earthcharter earthcharter [@]sgicanada.org Richard Chu Committee SGIC Vancouver Youth EarthCharter lindahill [@]shaw.ca Linda Hill Cowichan InterculturalSocietyYouth Projects CANADA NORTH AMERICA