由前苏联总统戈尔巴乔夫和旺加里‧马塔伊教授等发起的地球宪章就是很好的例子。 旺加里‧马塔伊积极发起了名为“绿带运动”的非洲植树活动，2004年因此获得诺贝尔和平奖。
Its inspiration can be the Earth Charter, which, launched in 2000, was initiated by, among others, former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev and Wangari Mathaai, who received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in the Green Belt Movement, a pan-African tree-planting initiative.