We, 1034 participants from 55 countries all over the world attending the 98th World Esperanto Congress in the world’s most northerly capital, Reykjavik, Iceland,

After a number of sessions discussing the congress topic "Islands but not alone: towards fair communication between language communities",

Note that islands – whether of a historical, geographical or social nature – are original sources of biological and cultural diversity, which it is worth preserving and protecting;

Express their concern at the increasingly acute threats to that diversity because of various levelling and destructive trends in the dominant political and economic systems in the world;

At the same time welcome the growing opportunities for cross-border and cross-cultural understanding created by the spread of commnunication tools such as the Internet;

Emphasize the importance of language diversity and the fair use of languages for protecting the cultural richness we have inherited from the islands of the world;

Point out that this protection of diversity is a core value of the movement for the international language Esperanto;

Confirm the willingness of the Esperanto movement to cooperate in the objective of a world of "islands without isolation" where all languages and cultures can coexist and prosper in a climate of mutual respect;

Call for worldwide cooperation on the basis of fair language relations to combat the threats of climate change and biological and cultural homogenisation;

Affirm the urgency of action in this field to preserve the treasures of our island-like planet.