It’s called “Prague Initiative” and is the most prominent result of the growing attention of the Czech Republic at the institutional, associational and ecclesial levels to responsibility for the creation. The document, signed in Prague on 6 April in the course of a meeting promoted by Czech President Vaclav Havel, consists of thirty points, expressing the deep concerns felt in various quarters as a result of the “impoverishment of natural resources beyond the threshold of sustainability” and the consciousness that “the change of human values and education are the main forces for the change of attitude” to the environment. The specific proposals contained in the document, and signed by 84 exponents of the political, scientific and ecclesial worlds, include “the reinforcement of the measures of governments in support of the environment and of controls on violations of environmental laws, and the introduction of measures to stabilize the global economy and the flow of capital” . The document also emphasizes the importance of “support for the action of various local groups, and for forms of cooperation to reinforce civil society”. In particular, an urgent task remains that of enabling “public opinion to gain access to environmental information by the enunciation of clear and legally enforceable rules and by developing a culture of participation and involvement in international research on sustainable development”. The study of sustainable development and responsibility for the creation in the Czech Republic is promoted by a number of bodies such as the Czech Christian Academy that organizes seminars and courses throughout the year. The Orthodox Academy is also active in the sector. But the institution perhaps best known for environmental protection is the Society for sustainable development. This is an NGO with over 600 members, many of them Christians. It maintains frequent contacts with the Czech Christian Academy.
