47. sign the town on to the united nations urban environmental accords

In 2005, I was fortunate to help draft the United Nations Urban Environmental Accords.  At that year’s U.N. World Environment Day, 75 Mayors from around the globe met for the United Nations World Conference of Mayors. On behalf of the Village of New Paltz, I signed the original Accords, joining dozens of mayors from cities like London, Rome, Moscow, Kiev and Kampala, Uganda.

Here’s the text of the Accords:

• United Nations Urban Environmental Accords

and some related material:

• Urban Environmental Accords FAQ
• “The Power of Mayors, Multiplied” Utne Reader
• “Urban Environmental Accords: Greening Cities One Star At a Time”, Greenoptions
• “Mayors From Across the World to Mark World Environment Day”, United Nations Environment Program

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