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16.10.2007

Blind People Can Be Enlighted by the Earth Charter

Following the principles of inclusion and non-discrimination and in celebration of International Environmental Day, Instituto Vivo /in Brazil produced the Earth Charter in Braille as well as an Earth Charter audio book for visually impaired people. This is a great contribution to facilitate the access to this material by this public and for the promotion of social inclusion.

16.10.2007

The policy relevance of the Earth Charter for Europe

On occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome and the 15th anniversary of the Treaty of Maastricht in May 2007, Maastricht University took the opportunity to stage its 3rd Forum Maastricht conference on European topics in cooperation with Socires, a Dutch policy think-tank.

24.9.2007

Eco-Art for the re-enchantment of the world – Brazil

We’re pleased to announce the development of a collective work titled “Eco-Ar-Te para o reencantamento do mundo” (Eco-Art for the re-enchantment of the world), under the coordination of Michele Sato, Affiliate of Earth Charter International, which will be published soon by the publishing house of the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar).

12.9.2007

ECI offers Earth Charter Course for "Multipliers"

In July 2007 at UPEACE in Costa Rica, ECI offered a pilot 5-day course called Earth Charter as a Vision for the Future. Organized by the Earth Charter Office in Costa Rica, the course was offered in collaboration with AmanaKey, a large Brazilian educational and training center founded by ECI Council member Oscar Motomura.

11.9.2007

Earth Charter in Vietnamese

The Earth Charter is now available in Vietnamese and it is being used in the activities for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in Vietnam.