TERRA: The Earth Charter

International People's Treaty
The Earth Charter
Declaration of Interdependence

Principles for a Sustainable Future

1^st
Respect and Care for the Community of Life
2^nd
Ecological Integrity
3^rd
Social and Economic Justice

9. Eradicate poverty as an ethical, social, and environmental imperative.
10. Ensure that economic activities and institutions at all levels promote human development in an equitable and sustainable manner.
11. Affirm gender equality and equity as prerequisites to sustainable development and ensure universal access to education, health care, and economic opportunity.

a. Secure the human rights of women and girls and end all violence against them.
b. Promote the active participation of women in all aspects of economic, political, civil, social, and cultural life as full and equal partners, decision makers, leaders, and beneficiaries.
c. Strengthen families and ensure the safety and loving nurture of all family members.

12. Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual wellbeing, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.

4^th
Democracy, Nonviolence and Peace

Introduction
PREAMBLE
PRINCIPLES
Process
THE WAY FORWARD

Councils
Summits
Contacts
News
Resources

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