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From 1991-2008, Rick was Executive Director of the Center for Respect of Life and Environment in
for a Sustainable Future (1997-2007); the Sustainable Universities Assessment and Evaluation Project (1996-
2006);and the Soul of Agriculture Project (1994-2001).
Dr. Clugston participated in the Earth Charter drafting committee meetings and served on the Earth Charter
International Steering Committee where he chaired the fundraising committee. He now serves on the Earth
Charter International Council, and the boards of the Wolfe’s Neck Farm Foundation (Maine, USA) and the
Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education (Florida, USA). Dr. Clugston is on the Editorial
Board of the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development (Sage Publications). He was a cofounder of
the Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership.
a faculty member and later as a strategic planner. He received his doctorate in Higher Education from the
University of Minnesota and his masters in Human Development from the University of Chicago.
Marianella Curi (Bolivia/Ecuador)
Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano
Güipuzcoa E16-02 y Av. Coruña
Quito
Pichincha
Ecuador
P.O.Box 17-17-558
Marienella Curi is a social psychologist experienced in the design of policies for sustainable development
and of environmental education for sustainable development. Previously she was vice-minister for natural
resources and environment, and undersecretary for the promotion of sustainable development in the
government of Bolivia. She was director of the Bolivian Environmental Defence League, the most extensive
network of non-governmental environmental organizations in that country. In 2004, she began working
represents TNC in Bolivia. She was the director of the BOLFOR II Project, which was the largest sustainable
initiated the creation of the Bolivian Council on Sustainable Development, and was engaged in the process of
developing, validating, and promoting the Earth Charter in Bolivia for several years. She is currently working
at the Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano in Ecuador.
Camila Argolo Godinho (Brazil)
Instituto Diversidade/Diversity Institute
Rua Monte Conselho, 690, apt. 503, Rio Vermelho. 41.940-370
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Camila Argôlo Godinho is a young Brazilian environmentalist. She received her undergraduate degree in
international business and has a post-graduate degree in environmental education. Camila has been working
locally, nationally, and internationally with youth and environment since 1999.
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