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In April 2006, Fundacion Valores organized its 2nd Congress “Proyectos y Utopias para un Mundo Mejor” (Projects and Utopias for a better World), with the objective to engage individuals and organizations in exploring ways to use and promote the Earth Charter in their sphere of influence. This very successful event, held at the Palacio de Congresos Municipal Campo de las Naciones Unidas de Madrid, counted with the participation of Leonardo Boff, Federico Mayor and students of Universidad de Granada. They have been organizing a number of activities (such as forums and educational workshops) to engage different groups of Spanish society with the Earth Charter.

In June 2007 Fundacion Valores held its third annual conference, entitled “Projects and Utopias for a better world”. This series of conferences provides an opportunity to reflect on the Earth Charter principles, as well as on processes of education for sustainable development and values-based education. It is also meant to promote knowledge-sharing about what different organizations from Spain are doing regarding these issues. For more information on their activities see: http://www.fundacionvalores.es/.   

As a result of their efforts the University of Granada has incorporated the Earth Charter in various projects including courses in the department of education. More 2009 news in Spanish on Earth Charter activities by Fundación Valores here. 

During 2008, the Avalon Foundation has used the Earth Charter in two parallel activities: One is through the organization of activities aimed at the general public and, the second is for the 150 volunteers within the Foundation, through the six workshop training program "Education for Peace". Also the Earth Charter was presented in several primary and secondary schools as well as universities in Seville, Huelva and Valencia. These sessions were carried out in the Faculty gardens, and all teachers and students were involved in the activities.

Since Foro Soria 21’s initial gathering in March 2001, in which HRH Prince of Asturias and Maurice Strong participated, they have been incorporating the Earth Charter as part of their activities and numerous events organized with the purpose to promote awareness and use of the Earth Charter. Foro Soria 21 encourages public authorities and the private sector toward long-term commitment to sustainability through the lenses of the Earth Charter. Mr. Amalio de Marichalar, the head of Foro Soria 21, has taken part in a number of Earth Charter International events and incorporates the Charter as part of his efforts. For more see: www.forodesoria.org

For more information about the activities in Spain, please see their country website: www.cartadelatierra.es

Spain/Cataluña:

In October 2000, the Earth Charter Catalonian Committee was formally created, with agreement upon a constitutional document endorsing the Charter. The Earth Charter has been translated into Catalonian.

In 2000, Vivim Plegats (Living Together), a multicultural program for peace and cooperation established in 2000 by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Department of Social Welfare of the Balearic Islands, started to use the Earth Charter as an educational tool. They have developed adaptations of the Earth Charter to children and youth and translated it into many languages for teachers to use it in their classrooms.