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The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

Watch interesting video interview with Jan Pronk

Earth Charter International is pleased to present an interview made with Jan Pronk in October 2009, while he was for a month in Costa Rica as a visiting professor at the University for Peace.

Pronk is former Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment (1998 2002) and former Minister for Development Co-operation (1989 1994) of The Netherlands. Pronk was also the Chairman 6th Conference of Parties UN Convention on Climate Change (2000-2001) and Special Envoy Secretary General United Nations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2001-2003). He chaired the Kyoto Protocol negotiations and he is now a Special Advisor to the Earth Charter International.

See Jan Pronk reflections on

The Earth Charter
http://www.youtube.com/ECInternational#p/u/1/Mh_CZ-Jmzo4

Ethics and Climate Change
http://www.youtube.com/ECInternational#p/u/2/z4laU32SGqg

Putting Climate Change agreements into action
http://www.youtube.com/ECInternational#p/u/3/DzuK8vh9iwY

Kyoto and Copenhagen COP15 process
http://www.youtube.com/ECInternational#p/u/3/DzuK8vh9iwY

Rio+20
http://www.youtube.com/ECInternational#p/u/0/QJDNghp80J0
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