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Teaching Sustainability with the Earth Charter – 2002

Originally appearing in Teaching Sustainability at Universities: Towards Curriculum Greening, this essay discusses how the Earth Charter may be used as a tool for teaching about sustainability at the university level.

Children and the Earth Charter – 2002

Children, and those who love children, to what shall we compare the Earth Charter? Is it a “Declaration of Interdependence,” a teaching tool, a survival kit, a source of inspiration and meaning? Or is it just another list of Utopian…

Building a Global Culture of Peace

"The only long-term answer to the problem of terrorism is to build a global culture of peace. This requires a worldwide partnership of all nations and all peoples. (...) Here lies the relevance of the Earth Charter".

From Rio to Johannesburg – Lessons learnt from a decade of commitment

"A report on the lessons learnt about the contribution of education to sustainable development over the decade between the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The report has been…

The Earth Charter

The Earth Charter text and an introduction to the EC Initiative by Soka Gakkai International.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter & Human Potential – exhibition

Soka Gakkai International (SGI), in collaboration with the Earth Charter Initiative International Secretariat, produced an exhibition titled Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter & Human Potential. The exhibition highlights the Earth Charter as a "map" showing the way towards a…

Earth Charter Initiative Handbook – 2001 and 2002

This Handbook has been designed as a source of information for all those who are interested in learning more about the Earth Charter. Information is provided here about those key individuals and organizations that have and continue to support the…

Endorsement of the City of Berkeley, California

Resolution of endorsement of the Earth Charter on behalf of the City of Berkeley.

Endorsement of the Senate of Puerto Rico

This documents denotes the adhesion of the Senate of the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico to the principles declared in the Earth Charter.