In April 2001, 800 Greens from 72 countries came together in Canberra, Australia for the first Global Greens Congress. One of the key objectives for Canberra was to approve the first ever Global Greens Charter.

The drafting process leading up to Canberra began several years in advance, and built upon earlier Global Greens statements, including 1992 at the First Planetary Meeting of Greens immediately preceding the Rio de Janeiro United Nations Earth Summit and 1999 at the Green Millennium gathering in Oaxaca. The initial draft was composed by Australian Green Louise Crossley.

On April 16th, 2001, Green delegates from around the world approved the Global Greens Charter by consensus.

Global Green Charter in English (pdf)
Global Green Charter in English (html)
Global Green Charter im Deutsch (pdf)
Global Green Charter en Español (pdf)
Global Green Charter in Esperanto (html)
Global Green Charter en Francais (pdf)
Global Green Charter en Portuguese (pdf)
Global Green Charter på Svenska (pdf)