UPCOMING EVENTS

~ The IUCN Council will present a motion on the Earth Charter at the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress

~ The Japanese Embassy in Costa Rica is supporting an Earth Charter educational project

RECENT EVENTS

~ Wangari Maathai, Earth Charter Commissioner, has been awarded The Nobel Peace Prize 2004

~ UNESCO's draft Implementation Scheme for the Decade was presented at the UN General Assembly

~ Xcaret is the first Mexican business group to endorse and commit to the Earth Charter principles

~ Harvard's Graduate School of Education is using the Earth Charter

~ The Earth Charter Community Summits were held in 29 cities of the Unites States as well as three other countries

~ A panel of speakers discussed various religious perspectives on the Earth Charter

~ An Earth Charter event was held in New York within the Living a Culture of Peace Week
~ The Earth Charter received The Peacemaker Award at the Peace Festival in Los Angeles

~ The Earth Education Academy developed an English language course integrating the Earth Charter

NOTES FROM THE SECRETARIAT

~ The Earth Charter French Website is on Line!