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Initiatives We Endorse

Our commitment to promoting environmental sustainability and protecting the Earth's ecosystems extends beyond our own work. We are proud to support a diverse range of initiatives that share our vision and values, and are dedicated to creating a sustainable future for all.

These initiatives are led by passionate and committed individuals and organisations from across the globe, who are working tirelessly to advance innovative solutions and strategies to address the pressing environmental challenges of our time. Their work spans a wide range of fields and sectors, including science, policy, advocacy, and community mobilization.

· The Stockholm Declaration

Implement the right to a healthy environment. Recognize, restore and safeguard the global commons. Establish a regenerative economy. Prioritise governance and institutional solutions.

· Global Safety Net

A ‘blueprint’ to save critical ecosystems and stabilize the Earth’s climate

· Global Deal for Nature

A companion to the Paris Climate Agreement to promote increased habitat protection and restoration, national and regional conservation strategies, and the empowerment of indigenous peoples to protect their sovereign lands

· Earth Commission

The Earth Commission is a global team of scientists with the mission to define a safe and just corridor for people and planet.

· Planetary Emergency Partnership

The Planetary Emergency Partnership strives to raise awareness for an integrated, systemic approach that addresses the cross-cutting challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and human health and well-being.

· Science Based Targets Network

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets.

· UN Nature For Life Hub

Transforming our relationship with nature — for the Sustainable Development Goals,
the Paris Agreement, and a nature-positive future, for people and the planet.

· Voice for the Planet

Adding our voice and calling for action to safeguard nature and set it on a path so that it is recovering by 2030.

· Leader’s Pledge for Nature

United to Reverse Biodiversity Loss by 2030 for Sustainable Development

· Arts & Culture declare a Climate & Ecological Emergency

The cultural sector is a leading contributor in creating a regenerative future that protects the planet and sustains everyone, everywhere.

· The Leap Manifesto

A Call for a Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another

· Sustainable Canada Dialogues

A network that mobilises over 80 researchers from every province in Canada, including 20 research chairs, 16 directors and seven members of the Royal Society of Canada.

· Pause Giant AI Experiments

An open letter calling for all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.

· Montreal Declaration for a Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence

Establish an ethical AI framework, ensure an inclusive digital transition, and initiate global dialogues for equitable, sustainable AI development.

· Urging an International AI Treaty · An Open Letter

A call for the international community to forge an AI treaty in response to the potentially catastrophic risks posed by AI systems, aiming to ensure that AI is developed safely, responsibly, and for the betterment of humanity.

· Calling for a long-view leadership on existential threats · An Open Letter

The Elders, Future of Life Institute and a diverse range of co-signatories call on decision-makers to urgently address the ongoing impact and escalating risks of the climate crisis, pandemics, nuclear weapons, and ungoverned AI.