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II. Governance structure of Earth CharterInternational – ECIThe Earth Charter International Council provides leadership and guidance to the broader ECInitiative. However, it does not directly govern or control the Earth Charter Initiative as awhole. The Initiative is not governed in any formal sense. The Council is responsible only forthe governance of Earth Charter International and in particular, overseeing the work of the ECISecretariat. The Council has 17 members, from 13 countries, is gender balanced, and represents allregions of the world. It elects its own members in consultation with the global network of EarthCharter supporters. The Council meets once a year and its Executive Committee, composed of eightmembers, meets two to four times a year. The Executive Director of the ECI Secretariat participates inall these meetings, as an ex-officio member.The ECI Secretariat staff is composed of the Executive Director, two regional coordinators, aninteractive and social media coordinator, and one youth facilitator. In addition, during 2011, fiveinterns worked on a full time basis at the Secretariat. Most of them were graduate students fromJyväskylä University, Finland. There were also two part-time interns. In addition, three part timeinterns from the University for Peace collaborated on specific projects. There are also a number ofvolunteers in different parts of the world constantly helping the efforts of the Secretariat.The ECI Secretariat operates in Costa Rica as a semi-autonomous center under the legal umbrella ofthe University for Peace. The ECI Secretariat and the University for Peace cooperate in several ways.UPEACE provides office space and administrative management services, while the ECI Secretariatoffers courses in UPEACE Masters programs related to sustainability, and occasionally supportsstudents in their research.As ECI is not a legally incorporated organization, Earth Charter Associates, Ltd. (ECA) was created inthe United States in 2006 to provide legal, financial, and fund raising services in support of ECI, suchas the trade mark registration of the EC logo. ECA is registered in The United States as a charitable(501c3) organization.4Earth Charter Annual Report 2011
III. Goals and Achievements of the ECISecretariatThe ECI Secretariat aims to raise awareness about the Earth Charter worldwide and promote itsuse with the purpose of facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable society.ECI GOALS:1. To raise awareness worldwide of the Earth Charter and to promote understanding of its inclusiveethical vision.2. To seek recognition and endorsement of the Earth Charter by individuals, organizations, and theUnited Nations.3. To promote the use of the Earth Charter as an ethical guide and the implementation of its principlesby civil society, business, and government.4. To encourage and support the educational use of the Earth Charter in schools, universities, religiouscommunities, local communities, and many other settings.5. To promote recognition and use of the Earth Charter as a soft law document.1. Network management, Outreach Efforts and CommunicationServicesGiven the decentralization strategy of ECI, and the small size of the Secretariat, ECI relies significantlyon its network to move towards the implementation of the Earth Charter Initiative objectives.Therefore, the ECI Secretariat works primarily in nurturing, guiding and inspiring the existing networkand in the outreach of new groups that would embrace the Earth Charter vision and incorporate it aspart of their work. In this context, during 2011, the ECI Secretariat worked with the following:AFFILIATESECI Affiliates are organizations that share the Earth Charter vision and are committed to promotingthe Earth Charter and helping implement ECI strategies in their countries. By the end of 2011, therewere 119 ECI Affiliates from 68 countries. During 2011, new affiliates and partnership agreementswere signed with: the Centre for Environment and Development Studies (CEDS) of Hong Kong,5Earth Charter Annual Report 2011
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