Policy & Law

Earth Charter at Rio + 20

This is the strategy for the participation of the Earth Charter Initiative at Rio+20 summit

Rio 2012 process – Zero Draft

Reference documents for the Rio+20 zero draft process.

Recommendations to Zero Draft Rio+20

Recommendations from the Earth Charter Initiative to the compilation document for the UNCSD Rio+20 Summit.

Recomendaciones de Carta de la Tierra para Rio+20

Recomendaciones de la Iniciativa de la Carta de la Tierra para el documento de compilación para la Conferencia de la ONU Rio+20.

Inspiration for Global Governance: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Earth Charter

In this book, Dutch Minister of State, Ruud Lubbers, leads the reader through the recent history of governance. He states with some emphasis that both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Earth Charter (2000) constitute an important…

The Policy Relevance of the Earth Charter for Europe – 2007

The following is "A Paper Prepared for the Maastricht Forum on the Future of Europe", held from 9-11 of May 2007 at the Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

Costa Rica – Compromiso Nacional sobre la DEDS

Costa Rican government commitment with the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Draft International implementation scheme for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)

“This document has been prepared in pursuance of 171 EX/Decision 6 and in conformity with United Nations resolution 59/237, which request the Director-General to submit the draft International Implementation Scheme for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development…

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014: Draft International Implementation Scheme October 2004

Soft Power, Global Ethics, and the Earth Charter

Steven C. Rockefeller´s speech “Soft Power, Global Ethics, and the Earth Charter” “Where on Earth are We Going?” A Symposium in honor of Maurice F. Strong. Wesleyan University September 11, 2004.