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activities, and non-formal education programmes throughout the world and to contribute to education for
a sustainable way of life. A task force has been put in place to help implement the education strategy, and it
works in close collaboration with the Center.
1. Outreach to educators via education networks.
2. Promotion of formal institutional adoption and implementation of Education for Sustainable
Development, with the Earth Charter as primary reference document.
3. Development of courses and materials to be disseminated through education and environment ministries
and key strategic partnerships.
4. Coordination and support of a network of organizations and individuals using the Earth Charter as an
educational tool.
5. Research and evaluation of the uses of the Earth Charter in education, training and public awareness.
Development, and the UNESCO Education Sector recently published a book prepared by the Center entitled
Good practices using the Earth Charter.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosopy (Macmillan Reference USA, 2009)
teaching. In short, the Earth Charter is well established as a primary reference document for scholars, working
For more information about the current work of this Task Force contact:
Rick Clugston
Forum on Religion and Ecology, USA
Email: rmclugston@aol.com
Mirian Vilela
Earth Charter International Secretariat, Costa Rica
Email: info@earthcharter.org
Communications and Media
A Communications and Media Task Force was created in 2009 and has adopted the following mission
statement and action plan.
inspiring people individually and collectively to transform their way of thinking, becoming living examples
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