National and regional activities of the Earth Charter Initiative for the years 1999 and 2000.

Este folleto ha sido disenado como una fuente de informacion para todas aquellas personas interesadas en saber mas acerca de la Carta de la Tierra, incluyendo el por que es necesaria y detalles acerca del extraordinario proceso de redaccion por medio del cual fue escrita. Aqui se
brinda informacion acerca de esos individuos y organizaciones clave que han apoyado y continuan apoyando la Carta de la Tierra, el programa de actividades que comprende la Iniciativa de la Carta de la Tierra, asi como la estructura organizacional que ha sido establecida. Incluye ademas un
resumen corto de la historia de la Carta junto con el contexto necesario para entender de que manera se relaciona esta con la agenda global de sostenibilidad. El texto completo de la Carta de la Tierra ha sido incluido como apendice.

This document represents the proceedings of the Inaugural Australian National Earth Earth Charter Forum, organised by the Australian National Committee for the Earth Charter Inc. carried out from 5-6 February 1999 in Canberra.

This annual report describes the activities of the Earth Charter Initiative worldwide as well as some examples of how the Earth Charter has been used in different countries.

Este reporte anual describe las actividades de la Iniciativa de la Carta de la Tierra alrededor del mundo, asi como presentar algunos ejemplos de como la Carta de la Tierra ha sido utilizada en diferentes paises.

This document presents a synthesis of the main conclusions and recommendations of the inaugural online (internet) discussion forum of the Earth Charter Education Advisory Committee held between the 26 August and 9 September 2001.

The Italian organization Federazione Nazionale Pro Natura, one of the oldest and most active environmental organizations in Italy, published "Riflessioni sulla Carta della Terra" (Reflections about the Earth Charter). The book is being distributed to more than 5,000 Italian schools. The author, Guiliana del Signore, is an important Italian pedagogist and a member of the executive committee of Pro Natura.

The Black & White printable version:

A document offering some answers to all interested: a youth group or a business, a local community or an educator. Going through simple logical steps, it refers to more in-depth resources. Most importantly, it does not provide the only answer, but should help you in finding yours.

This Handbook has been designed as a source of information for all those who are interested in learning more about the Earth Charter, including why it is needed, and the extraordinary drafting process by which it was written. Information is provided here about those key individuals and organizations that have and continue to support the Earth Charter, the program of activities that comprise the Earth Charter Initiative, and the organizational structure that has been established. A brief summary of the rich history of the Earth Charter is also detailed, providing the necessary context to understand how the Earth Charter relates to the global sustainability agenda. The full text of the Earth Charter has been included as an appendix.

This is an online magazine that publishes articles on the Earth Charter. Since 1982, Orion has worked to reconnect human culture with the natural world, blending scientific thinking with the arts, engaging the heart and mind, and striving to make clear what we all have in common.

Released in 2002 by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. This book is co-edited by Peter Miller, professor of philosophy at the Centre for Forest Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Winnipeg, and Laura Westra, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Windsor, the author of numerous books, and a central spokeswoman in the environ-mental movement.

A list of their publications. Some of them on the Earth Charter.

Here a list of their essays and traditional values.

Published by the BRC in November 1997, Buddhist Perspectives on the Earth Charter presents the views of leading scholars of Buddhism on the contribution of Buddhist teachings to an emerging environmental ethic. While the authors write from diverse perspectives -- including Thai, Tibetan, Nichiren, and Zen Buddhism -- they uniformly call for personal transformation, if practitioners are to apply the fundamental Buddhist principles of compassion and interdependence to protect and respect Earth as a living entity.

Women's Views on the Earth Charter contains a collection of essays by women leaders that explores the relationship between the issues that are crucial to women and the principles and values of the Earth Charter. Like the two other BRC books on the Earth Charter, Women's Views addresses a benchmark draft of the Earth Charter. The publication of these three books played a role in the unprecedented global onsultation that led to the final draft of the Charter in year 2000.

Derived from a consultation held in 1997, "Practical Steps to Realize Environmental Justice: Drawing on 50 Years of Human Rights Developments," Human Rights, Environmental Law, and the Earth Charter incorporates the views of environmental lawyers, ethicists, scholars, and activists engaged in the worldwide struggle to enforce human rights initiatives. Complete texts of the Benchmark Draft of the Earth Charter and the Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development are included along with recommendations for revisions that strengthen existing language.

View the World Resources Institute Report where the Earth Charter was featured in Chapter 8 of � World Resources 2002-2004: Decisions for the Earth: Balance, voice, and power �. Several case studies are there, one of them is on the Earth Charter.

While the world’s governments and corporations are jockeying for a greater share of the Earth’s largesse, citizens worldwide are drafting and signing a declaration of responsibility and interdependency.

This 15-pg. chapter introduced the Earth Charter and discusses its value as a tool for teaching about sustainable development in the university classroom. The chapter included examples of how some U.S. faculty members have been using the Earth Charter in their courses and provides a selected list of Earth Charter teaching resources.

A document with books, papers, essays, magazines and newsletters that have included a reference to the Earth Charter or the text itself in their publications.

A Study in the Field of International Law and Related International Reports, prepared for the Earth Charter Project by Steven C. Rockefeller.

Esta linda adapta��o para crian�as de 20 paginas da Carta da Terra em Portugu�s foi produzida pelo NAIA, um grupo Brasileiro que foi responsavel pela organiza��o do iForum Social para Crian�as, e o qual enfatizou a importancia das vozes das crian�as na defini��o de um novo mundo sustentavel.