US Ambassador John McDonald has recommended the following change to the UN Charter in order to enforce the UN legal framework and rights concerning the environmental issues and its implication for human and national security.

"1. A United Nations environmental Mediation Program (UNEMP) will be established and will become a part of and be managed by the United Nations Development Program.

2. UNEMP will be responsive to Member States’ requests for technical assistance in the areas of training, institution building and research.

1. Training – UNEMP will provide skilled environmental mediators and trainers to teach environmental mediation skills to interested individuals and groups, in an effort to reduce conflict and misunderstanding in this field and to help implement the programs contained in Agenda 21.
2. Institution Building – UNEMP will assist interested governments in establishing National Environmental Mediation Centers, staffed by their own citizens, who will be responsible for future training and the non-violent resolution of environmental disputes within national borders.
3. Research – UNEMP will provide assistance in starting national research programs designed to identify existing conflict resolution or mediation practices currently being followed in the Member State, and helping to adapt those procedures to handle environmental problems that may require different approaches for the non-violent resolution of the conflict.