COUNCIL - Earth Charter Initiative

carrying out of integrated activities with the purpose of promoting the Earth Charter, its principles and
values, among people, organizations and all sectors of society and governmental organs.
SECOND CLAUSE – OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTICIPATING PARTIES
I It is the duty of the ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY to:
a. establish partnerships and define strategies aiming at the promotion of the Earth Charter, its
principles and values;
b. promote the Earth Charter at events and activities of the MMA whenever possible;
c. participate in events organized by the Earth Charter Commission to contribute with Brazilian
experience in the planning and coordination of the actions to promote the Earth Charter;
d. make available the necessary technical support for the implementation of actions stated in the
present Agreement;
e. provide information and data and support the actions necessary to the full development of the
work, when requested, and;
f. proceed with the follow-up and evaluation, in partnership with the other social actors, of the
actions taken and in the dissemination of the obtained results, according to the definitions to be
previously agreed upon.
II
It is the duty of the CENTER FOR THE DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF PETRÓPOLIS to:
a. promote this Agreement of Cooperation among people and organizations of all sectors of
society as an instrument of dissemination and utilization of the Earth Charter
b. create opportunities of contact with didactic material of MMA Programmes at events promoted
by the CDDH;
c. stimulate pedagogical experiences made possible by the orientations of the Earth Charter at
schools, universities, religious communities, popular organizations, among others;
d. support and stimulate the use, implementation and support of the Earth Charter on behalf of
sectors detainers of legislative, executive, judiciary, economic and financial powers in society,
and;
e. participate in activities of dissemination to be held in the Brazilian municipalities.
III It is the duty of the EARTH CHARTER INTERNATIONAL to:
a. promote whenever possible this Agreement of Cooperation among the organizations of the
countries which use the Earth Charter;
b. periodically inform the measures, planning and strategies which are being defined in the scope
of EARTH CHARTER INTERNATIONAL and which are of public interest, making possible,
whenever feasible, the ex-change of experiences and information on the progress of the
promoting the Earth Charter at the international level;
c. make available the necessary technical support for the implementation of the actions stated in
the present Agreement;
d. provide information, supply data and support the necessary measures for the full development of
the work, whenever requested;
e. proceed to the follow-up and evaluation, in partnership with other social actors, of the actions
performed and the promotion of the obtained results, according to the definitions to be
previously agreed upon;
f. invite whenever possible the MMA to participate in the EARTH CHARTER
INTERNATIONAL meetings, and;
g. accompany, whenever possible, the MMA activities in the promotion and promotion of the Earth
Charter in Brazil.
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