The Earth Charter
arose out of 50 years of dialog among thousands of people in dozens of nations and hundreds of organizations on the future of our planet, and how to get us there. This document is our emerging global consensus of the principles for a sustainable way of life on Earth.

The Earth Charter is our species'
Declaration of Interdependence
—recognition and expression of our interconnections,
and our mutual needs and responsibilities.

The Earth Charter
is an expression of hope:
our international, interfaith, cross-cultural blueprint
for a global society that is just and sustainable.

The Earth Charter
outlines a broad concept of sustainable community development
as the path to a human future on Earth,
and calls for planetary partnership at our critical juncture in history.