Code of Conduct

The Public Forum and its' Members and Visitors will:

• oPromote and support the Principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development,
• oInvite and consider dissenting views to the views of the Public Forum, the Project Teams, and themselves,
• oTreat all contributors to the Public Forum with respect and courtesy, in good will and good faith, and without harassment,
• oAdopt a precautionationary approach to addressing environmental problems,
• oProtect Ecological Integrity and Biological diversity as a matter of priority
• oRemember at all times that this site is intended for the use of all generations now, for the benefit of all future generations,
• oPromote and support the Public Forum's Mission to "maximize benefits or minimize costs to develop their own solutions and responses to environmental problems."
• oTake personal responsibility to ensure their own conduct in the Public Forum maintains and enhances the integrity and reputation of the Public Forum to their own community, Governments and Businesses alike.

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Visitors and Members will be bound by the Public Forum Code of Conduct.

Visitors' public contributions to the site will be checked for compliance with the Code of Conduct by Project Team Leaders to determine their suitability for publication on the site.  Similarly, Project Team Leaders will audit and moderate Member contributions for compliance with the Code of Conduct, and may recommend improvement or remove unsuitable material. 

Complaints of breaches of the Public Forum Code of Conduct to Those Best Placed by either individual Members or Project Team Leaders will be dealt with according to Those Best Placed Dispute Resolution Procedures (DRPs), by negotiated or mediated settlement, and may result in membership of the Public Forum being withdrawn, at the complete discretion of Those Best Placed and the Public Forum Board of Directors.

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