The Valencia Charter

“We believe that solutions to global environmental problems can only be achieved by coordinated actions at all levels of government. In accordance with the principle “think global, act local”, regional governments and regional-level solutions have much to contribute. We recognize the importance of regional differences and the opportunity to test new ideas and policies at a regional level. It is important that these are taken into account in the development of environmental policies, both at national and EU levels”.

Updated in 2006 and 2014

This Draft was formally adopted during the ENCORE Conference 2006 as an updated version of the Valencia Charter.

The updated version of the Valencia Charter contains the objectives, the instruments and the priority actions of the regional environmental policy in Europe. Compared to the original Valencia Charter of 1995, the updated Charter takes account of new developments in Europe such as the Lisbon Strategy and the Strategy for Sustainable Development.

The Charter was also revised in 2014.

Valencia Charter (pdf)