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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.

Advisors

Advisors
ECI Advisors are individuals who are formally recognized as sources of expert advice and support for the ECI Council and Secretariat. Individuals are invited to become advisors based on their individual commitment to the Earth Charter, their capacity to actively provide advice and support for the ECI Council, the Secretariat and the Task Forces, and where relevant, their organizational affiliation. Advisors are appointed by the executive director of the Secretariat.

  • Alan AtKisson, United States/Sweden
  • Peter Blaze Corcoran, United States
  • Abelardo Brenes, Costa Rica
  • Ron Engel, United States
  • Moacir Gadotti, Brazil
  • Herbert Girardet, United Kingdom
  • Edgar Gonzalez-Gaudiano, Mexico
  • Parvez Hassan, Pakistan
  • Bianca Jagger, Nicaragua/United Kingdom
  • Calestous Juma, Kenya/United States
  • Rustem Khairov, Russia
  • Amory Lovins, United States
  • Jim MacNeill, Canada
  • Herman Mulder, The Netherlands
  • Maria Novo, Spain
  • Edmund O'Sullivan, Canada
  • Jan Pronk, The Netherlands
  • Jan Roberts, United States
  • Nick Robinson, United States
  • Hans van Ginkel, The Netherlands
  • Moema Vizzer, Brazil

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ECI plans for 2012 and beyond.

New UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter

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EC Seminar at the Thematic Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil

The Seminar Earth Charter and Rio+20” took place at the Thematic Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil on January 28

EC network meeting in the Netherlands

An Earth Charter network meeting took place last January 11, 2011 in Amsterdam at NCDO/KIT


And the winners are… EC video contest results

Here are the winners of the Earth Charter and Odyssey 2050 video contest.

Ecoschools Projects and the EC in Venezuela

Ecoschools is a project working with the Earth Charter and carried out by the Research Group Urban Life and Environment (VUA) from the University Simon Bolívar in Venezuela.

EC educational projects for primary schools in Colombia

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The Spiritual Dimensions of Sustainable Development Project

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The Earth Charter and Eradicating Ecocide

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