The Earth Charter

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="041d8c00dduajq.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cosmic Otter Society"><U>Cosmic Otter Society</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Zambia"><U>Zambia</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ten Meditations"><U>Ten Meditations</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cosmotic Imperative"><U>Cosmotic Imperative</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#00FFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>The Earth Charter</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="047dbeb0.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Earth Charter is an ethical framework for a global sustainable society.  It is based on 4 key principles:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1.  Respect and Care for the Community of Life</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2.  Ecological Integrity</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>3.  Social and Economic Justice</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>4.  Democracy, Nonviolence, and Peace</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For the complete text, more information, and the opportunity to sign the Earth Charter, go to:</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.earthcharter.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.earthcharter.org"><U><B>www.EarthCharter.</B></U></A><B>org</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>