Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 - "Oleh Hvozdevych" <hvozdevych <nazar_k Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:17 PM Fwd: World Summit Action > > > > >bulletin > >bulletin > >bulletin > >Fwd: World Summit Action > >Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:41:09 +0200 > > > >We invite you and your organization to sign the Earth Day Network > >letter to world leaders urging them to attend the World Summit on > >Sustainable Development in August-September 2002. This event is of > >critical importance to the future of our planet and your contribution to > >the letter will help make the summit a success. For your > >reference, the text of the letter is set out below this email. > > > >PLEASE ENDORSE THIS LETTER BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO worldwide. > >WRITE: "SIGNATURE" IN THE SUBJECT LINE. In the text of the email, include > >your organization's name and your name. > > > >Please forward this message widely to other groups and other members of > >your > >network. > > > >By signing the Earth Day letter to world leaders, you are joining with > >thousands of other groups around the world in voicing a call for unity, > >sustainability and hope. We are very grateful that you are part of Earth > >Day > >Network. Together, who says we can't change the world? > > > >Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to > >hearing from you soon. > > > > > >A Call to All Heads of State > > > >We, the undersigned citizens and groups, call on you to attend the World > >Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa in August - > >September 2002. > > > >The World Summit will mark the tenth anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit - > >the U.N. Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. > >At > >the Earth Summit, world leaders agreed to a set of principles for meeting > >our needs without compromising the needs of future generations. > > > >Ten years later, those principles for sustainable development remain > >largely > >unfulfilled. Biodiversity loss, deforestation, climate change, extinction > >of > >species, and a boom in the world's population are damaging our priceless > >ecological resources. Human health is at risk worldwide due to pollution, > >water shortages, and degradation of farmland. In addition, a growing gap > >separates developing and developed nations, and a significant percentage of > >the world's people live in poverty. > > > >We cannot afford another decade of insufficient action. Now, more than ever > >before, there is a great need to foster a spirit of global partnership. As > >your nation's leader, you hold a position of responsibility, both to your > >own citizens and to the global community. Securing the well-being of your > >own citizens goes hand in hand with preserving the natural systems that > >sustain us all. > > > >The World Summit offers us a rare opportunity to build international > >momentum for a sustainable future, in the twenty-first century and beyond. > >We urge you to attend the summit and implement a strong follow-up plan of > >action for your country. > > > >===8<===========End of original message text=========== > > > >bulletin > >http://www.ednannia.isar.kiev.ua > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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