JANUARY 2012
ECI Secretariat wishes you all a Happy New Year!
ECI plans for 2012 and beyond.
New UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter
The Earth Charter Center on ESD in collaboration with the University for Peace are hosting a new UNESCO Chair.
Ban Ki Moon’s High Level Panel on Global Sustainability recommends the Earth Charter
The Panel’s final report, “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing”, contains 56 recommendations; the Earth Charter features in the 14th recommendation.
EC Seminar at the Thematic Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil
The Seminar Earth Charter and Rio+20” took place at the Thematic Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil on January 28
EC network meeting in the Netherlands
An Earth Charter network meeting took place last January 11, 2011 in Amsterdam at NCDO/KIT
And the winners are… EC video contest results
Here are the winners of the Earth Charter and Odyssey 2050 video contest.
Ecoschools Projects and the EC in Venezuela
Ecoschools is a project working with the Earth Charter and carried out by the Research Group Urban Life and Environment (VUA) from the University Simon Bolívar in Venezuela.
EC educational projects for primary schools in Colombia
Two educational projects in Colombia related to school teachers on ESD and the Earth Charter.
The Spiritual Dimensions of Sustainable Development Project
The Earth Charter Task Force on Religion, Spirituality and Ethics launched a new project in January 2012.
The Earth Charter and Eradicating Ecocide
ECI teamed up with Eradicating Ecocide to explore possible legal perspectives on Earth Rights.
Follow the new Earth Charter blog, organized by EC Youth
New EC Initiative blog seeks to share stories of activism and hope.
1% Club 24 Hour Action
December 15-16th marked 1% Club’s annual 24 HOUR ACTION event where registered partners are invited to promote one of their projects on 1% Club’s 24-hour Livestream.