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In 2000 an international group of organizations and individuals adopted the Earth Charter at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. The charter is a declaration of principles for a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society. At the initiative of personalities such as Maurice Strong and Mikhail Gorbachev a worldwide consultation process was started to draft a text. The Earth Charter Commission approved the draft during a meeting held at the headquarters of UNESCO in March 2000 and officially launched the charter in June 2000 with a ceremony at the Peace Palace in The Hague (the Netherlands).
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Earth Charter. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_21
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