We have a Global Greens Charter! The pivotal moment of the Global Greens Conference came soon after 4 pm on Monday 16 April. Delegates ratified the Charter with a standing ovation. After two years of debate and negotiation, then three days of discussion, amendment and voting during the conference, we had an agreed statement; not perfect but one that everyone was prepared to live with. This is a remarkable achievement. Inevitably, there were more amendments proposed to the Charter than could be dealt with in the time available. The Charter Working Group and International Reference Group recommended, and the conference agreed, that these amendments should be collated for consideration when the Charter is next revised. In addition, the conference agreed to resolutions on
- Global Greens Coordination and Network
- Climate Change
- Free Trade Areas of the Americas
- Positive Globalisation, Oil Companies and People's Decisions
- The Next Global Greens Conference
We thank everyone for their cooperation, good will and sheer hard work.
Background The purpose of the Global Greens Charter is to state the values and principles that we hold in common as Green parties and political movements. It is not intended to represent everything that every individual party or group believes in, but rather a set of core beliefs and ideals. It is a document that existing and newly forming parties can draw upon to decide whether they too are 'Green'. 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. The draft Charter was prepared by Louise Crossley (Australian Greens), based upon the following documents.
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