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What is the Earth Charter?
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all peoples a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the wellbeing of the human family and the larger living world. It is an expression of hope and a call to help create a global partnership at a critical juncture in history.
The Earth Charter's inclusive ethical vision recognizes that environmental protection, human rights, equitable human development, and peace are interdependent and indivisible. It provides a new framework for thinking about and addressing these issues. The result is a fresh, broad notion of what constitutes a sustainable community and sustainable development.
For more information, see the Earth Charter web site.
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Authors (Partial List):
A. T. Ariyaratne
Leonardo Boff
Jane Goodall
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ruud Lubbers
Wangari Maathai
Federico Mayor
Jan Pronk
Henriette Rasmussen
Mohamed Sahnoun
Awraham Soetendorp
Maurice Strong
HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Erna Witoelar
Yunhua Liu
Kamla Chowdhry (In Memorium)
Eventually, the children of today will be responsible for our society tomorrow; therefore, children have to be educated as citizens of the planet Earth and inheritors of all its values and riches. With the Earth Charter, children learn that “another world is possible” – and another Mallorca too.
– Guillem Ramis, "Testimonials and experiences from the Balearic Islands, Spain," p. 146.