The ''Global Greens Charter'' is a document that 800 delegates from the

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of 72 countries decided upon a first gathering of the Global Greens in

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in April 2001. The first part contains six guiding principles, whereas the second part specifies what political action should be taken. The second part of the charter was modified in

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in 2012 at the third Global Greens Congress. The signatory parties and

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s of the ''Global Greens Charter'' commit themselves to

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and to six guiding principles. These principles are: * ecological wisdom *

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* participatory democracy *

nonviolence Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosoph ...

sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...

* respect for diversity The Charter builds on earlier Greens statements including in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, the Millennium Declaration made at Oaxaca in 1999 and the Accord between the Green Parties of the Americas and the Ecologist Parties of Africa.

Guiding documents

The draft Charter was prepared by

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, a member of the

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, based upon the following documents. *

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of the Green Committees of Correspondence (US) * Taiwanese interpretation of the Ten Key Values * Ten Key Values of the Canadian Greens * The Earth Charter - Benchmark Draft II, April 1999 * Declaracion de principios (Mexico) * Valores fundamentais (Brazil) * Guiding principles, including the Four Pillars of the European Greens * Protocol between the African and American Green Party Federations * Charter of The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand * Charter of The Australian Greens *

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- The 'New Ethic' (1972) * Beyond tomorrow -

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manifesto (1975)

References

External links

The text of the charter in English, German, Spanish, Esperanto, French, Portuguese and Swedish
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