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09.5.2007

Mexican Government Commits to the Earth Charter

In connection with a special national ceremony for Earth Day (22 April 2007) — a ceremony that was hosted and keynoted by the President of the Republic, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa — Mexico‘s Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Education entered into a formal agreement to collaborate in the dissemination of the Earth Charter throughout Mexico‘s educational system. The agreement also marked a formal adoption of the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (“DESD”), which ECI has partnered with UNESCO to promote. The agreement was personally signed by Mexico‘s Secretary of Environment, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, and Secretary of Education, Josefina Vazquez Mota.

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….

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

18.4.2007

Earth Charter Day

ECI wishes the entire Earth Charter Initiative and its friends a very happy Earth Day. On April 22nd, we have the opportunity to celebrate Earth and its community of life as well as the increasing global commitment to its care. Whether you are planning to engage in a community environmental clean-up or go for a walk in a natural area, we hope the Earth Charter’s

02.4.2007

ECI Inter-Religious/Inter-Faith Weblog Opens; Research Paper Released

After six months of research — involving interviews with leading thinkers and actors in the field of religion and sustainability, as well as literature surveys and visits to key institutions — ECI has taken the first visible steps toward launching its new Program on Religion and Sustainability (described in an earlier posting as well).

28.3.2007

Report on Latin America Strategy for the UN DESD Released

Following up from the successful November 2006 meeting to accelerate the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), ECI has continued to support UNESCO by facilitating the development of a regional implementation strategy for all of Latin America.

28.3.2007

Gorbachev, AtKisson Address Russian Conference on Sustainable Development

At a recent conference hosted by Russia’s “Public Chamber” — the official gathering point for the civil society movement of Russia, and a conduit for communicating civil society concerns to the government — former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev made a well-received, unscheduled speech that underscored the importance of science to sustainable development, and pointed to the role of the Earth Charter as a guiding ethical framework

28.3.2007

Yale University Appoints Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim to Senior Academic Positions

ECI Council Member Mary Evelyn Tucker and her husband John Grim, both leaders in the field of religion and ecology, have been given five-year appointments as Senior Lecturers and Senior Research Scholars at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and get laid helsinki (simultaneously) Yale Divinity School.

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