200 Muslim leaders, scholars, civil society members and government ministries from Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Senegal, and Turkey have endorsed a seven year plan for action on protecting the natural environment and combating climate change. The meeting took place in Istanbul early in July 2009. Proposals includes
- developing the major Muslim cities as green city models
- developing an Islamic label for environmentally friendly goods and services
- greening the Hajj within the next 10 years
- creating a best practice environmental guide for Islamic businesses
The plan was initiated by environmental experts in Kuwait and will be presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon at a special meeting in Windsor prior to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit.
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