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02.6.2007

ECI Introduces New Ethical Assessment Tool at CIVICUS World Assembly

ECI staff journeyed to the CIVICUS World Assembly, held May 23-27 in Glasgow, to launch EC-Assess – a brand new integrated assessment tool based on the ethical framework of the Earth Charter.

01.6.2007

Alan AtKisson Speaks (and Sings) in Final Plenary of CIVICUS World Assembly

CIVICUS made an unequivocal statement about its commitment to sustainability by focusing the final plenary of this year’s World Assembly on: “Our Accountability to Future Generations: Responding to the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability.” Jem Bendell, a professor from Auckland University, moderated the plenary, which included June Zeitlin of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, Alan AtKisson of Earth Charter International, and a video broadcast of Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Earth Charter Commissioner.

30.5.2007

Youth Participation at CIVICUS (and late night sessions at the Youth Hostel)

The first ever CIVICUS Youth Assembly brought together 150 dynamic, energetic, and committed youth delegates from 38 countries. As the co-presenter of a workshop, I am grateful to have been invited to participate. The Youth Assembly took place in Glasgow, Scotland from the 22-23 of May and fed seamlessly into the larger 5-day World Assembly in which young delegates made up approximately 15% of the 1,000 participants.

29.5.2007

Media and Civil Society Dialogue at CIVICUS

This year at CIVICUS, IPS (Inter Press Service) and Oxfam-Novib organized a one-day, invitation-only dialogue for a group of global media and civil society representatives.

21.5.2007

Planting Trees for Peace in Kenya

Two active members of the Earth Charter world are coming together in the Maai Mahiu Rift Valley of Kenya with a new initiative aimed at the long-term sustainability, peace, and security of the region.

16.5.2007

ECI Congratulates the World Future Council

The World Future Council — an independent body formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations — was officially launched to great fanfare in the city of Hamburg, Germany, on 10 May 2007.

09.5.2007

A Wonderful Week for the Earth Charter – Mexico reaffirms its support and commitment

Beginning with national Earth Day celebrations in Mexico that featured both a national commitment to the Earth Charter, as well as a commitment from the President of the country to planting 250 million trees

09.5.2007

Earth Charter International Council Sets Bold Future Direction

Buoyed by recent events in Mexico, Brazil, and India, and inspired by a week of strategic workshops, arts performances, and dialogue in the beautiful AmanaKey Training Center outside Sao Paolo, the Earth Charter International Council used the occasion of its 2007 annual meeting to set a bold new direction for expansion of the Earth Charter Initiative….

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