BE the Earth Foundation

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES BY: • ADVANCING EDUCATION IN THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES • THE PROVISION OF TRAINING INFORMATION AND ADVICE IN THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE. (2) PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (I) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; (II) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; (III) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; (IV) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; (V) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS; (VI) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; (VII) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.AND IN THIS CLAUSE ‘INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’ MEANS ANY COMMUNITY WHOSE MEMBERS SELF IDENTIFY AS MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY AND ARE ACCEPTED BY THE COMMUNITY AS MEMBERS AND WHICH COMMUNITY;(A)HAS HISTORICAL CONTINUITY WITH PRE COLONIAL AND/OR PRE-SETTLER SOCIETIES;(B)HAS STRONG LINKS TO PARTICULAR TERRITORIES AND SURROUNDING NATURAL RESOURCES;(C)HAS DISTINCT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL SYSTEMS;(D)HAS DISTINCT LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND BELIEFS;(E)FORMS A NON-DOMINANT GROUP OF SOCIETY;F)RESOLVES TO MAINTAIN AND REPRODUCE ITS ANCESTRAL ENVIRONMENTS AND SYSTEMS AS A DISTINCTIVE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY.