Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future

Kendon will be promoting the use of the Earth Charter in schools and communities as he traverses the globe.

Photo: A teacher in Mallorca, Spain, translating the Brink Expedition photographs displayed using Kendon's notebook computer with the schools digital projector.

The Earth Charter

The Earth Charter is an authoritative synthesis of values, principles, and aspirations that are widely shared by growing numbers of men and women in all regions of the world. The principles of the Earth Charter reflect extensive international consultations conducted over a period of many years. These principles are also based upon contemporary science, international law, and the insights of philosophy and religion. Successive drafts of the Earth Charter were circulated around the world for comment and debate by nongovernmental organizations, community groups, professional societies, and international experts in many fields.

The ethical vision presented in the Earth Charter recognizes that the pressing issues of our times are not isolated problems that can be addressed by piecemeal decision-making. Rather, they are interconnected phenomena demanding integrated solutions based upon a common ethical framework. The Earth Charter argues the need for sustainable paths of development that ensure ecological integrity together with social and economic justice. Sustainable living also means building a culture of tolerance, nonviolence, and peace. The Earth Charter provides a new framework for thinking about and addressing the critical challenges facing humanity in the decades ahead.

Brink Receives Global Recognition

The Earth Charter Awards were offered as an expression of appreciation for outstanding efforts taken by the organizations/individuals that have fulfilled a number of criteria...

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Earth Charter Youth Initiative exists to:

• inspire people locally to adopt sustainable ways of living and to be active in projects related to sustainable development and the Earth Charter;
• to make the Earth Charter known and implemented in a broad public;
• to empower young people to take action and change the world;
• to enjoy life in giving joy to others.

Earth Charter Contacts

Earth Charter Queensland - Louise Erbacher

Earth Charter Youth Initiative - Dominic Stucker

The International Earth Charter website...

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