permaculture

[Charles Knoles <charles@growfood.org>]

1.      Nobel Prize in Sustainable Development

We would like to ask your support for a request to install a Nobel
Prize for Sustainable Development. Citizens, scientists and
parliamentarians have started a joint initiative in order to recognize
the important issue of sustainability with an important prize. Up to now,
individuals and organizations from over 85 countries have signed the
initiative, among others WWF International, IUCN Int.,former Ministers of
states, andmany members of Parliament.

In May 2003 the petition will be presented to the Nobel Committee in
Sweden. In order to have the biggest chance of success, we still need all
the support possible. You cangive your support by simplysigning the
petition on
www.sustainable-prize.net 
If you have done so,please state your name and country of
origin under this email and forward it to all people you know that might
bein favor ofthis initiative(note: please remove any forward markings
>>). We hope to spread the word globally for a better chance of
recognizing Sustainable Development as one ofthe most importantissues of
our times.

With the greatest respect on behalf of all the initiators,

Boris van der Ham,
Member of Parliament, The Netherlands
www.sustainable-prize.net