The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at:: info@earthcharter.org

The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at:: info@earthcharter.org

The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at: info@earthcharter.org

The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at:info@earthcharter.org

The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at:info@earthcharter.org

The Earth Charter Continental Conference of the Americas was held in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. This event was organized and coordinated by a collaborative effort between the Government of Mato Grosso and the Earth Council. The conference brought together representatives from Earth Charter National Committees and involved groups from the Americas as well as the Caribbean and Indigenous Peoples groups to dialogue about the Earth Charter process. The conference was host to approximately 100 delegates from over 20 countries and was jointly sponsored by the Earth Council, the Government of Mato Grosso, UNICEF, and UNESCO.

The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at: info@earthcharter.org

The Earth Charter International Secretariat, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, prepares this bulletin. To contribute with information about any Earth Charter-related activities in your country, please contact by e-mail at:: info@earthcharter.org

The organization of this document reflects certain events and their outcomes held in preparation of the WSSD. It lists events that had a particular focus on the Earth Charter, and includes a compilation of statements in which the Earth Charter is specifically mentioned or in which there is a reference to the need for a common ethical framework for Sustainable Development.

As member of the Earth Charter Commission representing Africa and the Middle East, Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Talal took the initiative of launching a national dicussion in Jordan as well as an Arab regional meeting to introduce the Earth Charter Principles. The purpose of both gatherings was to carry on discussing, disseminating, and endorsing the principles of the Earth Charter. The ultimate goal was to receive an endorsement of the Charter from many key leaders in the region to prepare for the World Summit on Sustainable Development to be held in South Africa in 2002 (RIO +10).

This report describes the activities and accomplishments of the Earth Charter Initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August – 4 September 2002.

This is the Executive Summary contained at the Earth Charter Biannual Report 2002-2003.

In this issue:
1. The Earth Charter education database goes on-line
2. The Earth Charter is the central theme for the World Peace Forum
3. A pocket-sized Earth Charter Booklet in Hungarian is printed
4. Commemoration of the Earth Charter organized in San Francisco
5. A very active new Earth Charter community in British Columbia, Canada
6. The Earth Charter is the backbone for an Environmental Ethics Course
7. ‘Prayer Flags’: a beautiful exhibition based on the Earth Charter

During the two-year period covered by this report, the Earth Charter Initiative has made substantial progress towards the objectives and priorities determined by the Steering Committee and the Commission, particularly in the areas of governmental support, Earth Charter dissemination and increased utilization of the Earth Charter in both formal and non-formal educational settings.