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UN AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - PROGRAMS
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and Sustainable Development |
United Nations Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development 2005-2014
- UN
Decade on Education for Sustainable Development. 2005-2014
- UN
Resolution on Decade of Education for Sustainable Development,
2005-2014
- UNESCO
Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Links to Key UN Conferences related to HESD:
 1998 WCHE - UNESCO World Conference on
Higher Education - Paris,
5-9 October 1998
Preparing for a sustainable
future: Higher education and sustainable
human development (rtf, 40 kb): Summary of the thematic debate 2
(October 6, 1998)
World
Declaration on higher education for the twenty-first century:
Vision and action (external link)
2002 WSSD - World Summit on Sustainable
Development
(Johannesburg, South Africa)
Education
for Sustainability. From Rio to Johannesburg: Lessons learnt
from a decade of commitment (pdf) (external link): report on
lessons
learnt about the contribution of education to sustainable development
since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in
1992 and up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development
(WSSD). This report was prepared by UNESCO in its role as
Task Manager for Chapter 36 of Agenda 21 and the International Work
Programme on Education, Public Awareness and Sustainability of the
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD).
WSSD
Official site (external link) and main documents (no longer
updated)
Follow-up of the Summit
(external link) by the UN Division of
Sustainable Development by the UN Division of Sustainable Development
2009 WCSD – World Conference on Education
for
Sustainable Development - Bonn 31 March – 3 April 2009
http://www.esd-world-conference-2009.org/en/home.html
United Nations Decade of
Education for Sustainable Development
(UN-DESD) data collection and dissemination
Within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (DESD), in order to further promote the UNDESD,
and in order to widely disseminate information on existing learning
materials on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), UNESCO and
IAU invite you to send information on teaching and learning materials
related to ESD such as: teaching approaches, teacher guidelines,
teaching kits, toolkits, textbooks, CD-Roms; etc. and any other
teaching aids.
Contacts:
at IAU: vantland.iau@unesco.org;
at UNESCO: esddecade@unesco.org
The United Nations
Sustainable Development Calendar
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/calendar/calendar.htm
ESD Information Briefs,
UNESCO
UNESCO’s collection of Information Briefs discusses the key concepts
and most effective practices of Education for Sustainable Development.
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27602&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
(external link)
Marakkech Process
Towards a Global Framework of Action on Sustainable Consumption and
Production (SCP)
News and updates on work undertaken within the context of the Marrakech
Process (Task Forces, Business and NGOs Forums) as initiated by UNEP
and UN DESA to implement the SCP agenda worldwide and build up the
10YFP are available online at: http://www.unep.fr/scp/marrakech/
Other UNEP events: http://www.unep.fr/scp/marrakech/pdf/CalendarEventsMP2009.pdf |
| Programs and Projects |
Sustainable Development and Enterprise
Practices
Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne – France
http://portail.univ-st-etienne.fr/28550611/0/fiche_LAB-IT__pagelibre/
Practical Guide to
Employing an Environmental Manager / Sustainability
Officer for Universities and Colleges
Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges/HEEPI project –
United Kingdom
http://www.eauc.org.uk/file_uploads/emgv1.pdf
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Higher Education Funding Council for
England
Website offering a comprehensive list of links to organisations,
resources and sites developed by universities and colleges, to aid and
inspire higher education institutions in developing an overarching
strategy for their sustainable development activity.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/susdevresources/strat/
Campus Greening initiatives: Higher
Education Goes Green
Creating and investing in renewable and alternative energy, reducing
energy and water usage, building “green” facilities—America's colleges
and universities are going green and the American Council on Education
(ACE) is celebrating those efforts on its Higher Education Goes Green
website.
Visitors to the site will be able to learn about green initiatives at
campuses across the USA.
http://www.highereducationgoesgreen.org/
UNU/IAS“Mobilising for Education for
Sustainable Development: Towards a global learning space base on
regional centres of expertise”
Compiling concept papers, case studies, conference papers and speeches
to convey the challenges of education for sustainable development (ESD)
and ambitions of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development, this report highlights the roles of institutions and
higher education in implementing ESD and presents case studies on the
concept of Regional Centres of Expertise on ESD (RCE).
It is available for free at the UNU-IAS website: http://www.ias.unu.edu/binaries2/RCEreport.pdf
ARIES
Report Series, Australian Research Institute in Education
for Sustainability (ARIES)
ARIES has released a new series of reports that question how to
effectively educate for sustainability. Each volume reviews a specific
sector and identifies gaps and needs in Environmental Education so that
they can be strategically addressed for the future. The issues covered
make compelling reading for all those involved in the design and
delivery of Environmental Education including policy makers, funding
bodies, educators and researchers.
Volume 1: Frameworks for Sustainability
Volume 2: School Education
Volume 3: Community Education
Volume 4: Business and Industry Education
Volume 5: Further and Higher Education
PDF copies of the full reports are available at the ARIES website: http://www.aries.mq.edu.au/project.htm
ICSU Report: Harnessing Science,
Technology, and Innovation for
Sustainable Development, International Council for Science (ICSU)
The report’s recommendations will be part of ICSU's strategic plan for
2006-2012.
http://www.icsu.org/Gestion/img/ICSU_DOC_DOWNLOAD/584_DD_FILE_Consortium_Report.pdf
HEFCE Progress Report: Sustainable
development in higher
education: Consultation on 2008 update to strategic statement and
action plan, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
This progress report and consultation on sustainable development in
higher education focuses on:
• Making sustainable development a central part of
the UK funding strategy for future development.
• Tackling the perception that society is not moving
forward fast enough especially where climate change is concerned.
• Encouraging universities to contribute to
sustainable development through teaching and research, as campus
managers, as employers and as protagonists in their local communities.
• Supporting the momentum for change.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2008/08_18/08_18.doc
College Sustainability Rankings
UK: Green League Table for Environmental Performance, People and Planet
US & Canada: College Sustainability Report Card. Sustainable
Endowments Institute (October 2007) at: http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2008
http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability
European Portal on Sustainable Development
The EU's Sustainable Development Strategy aims, in tandem with the
Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs, for a more prosperous, cleaner and
fairer Europe. Sustainable Development is an overarching concept. The
EU Treaty requires the integration of sustainable development into all
European policies, so that they contribute in an integrated way to
meeting economic, environmental and social objectives.
This site offers information on the History of the idea of Sustainable
Development in Europe, a selection of key publications and other
relevant information sources. The Commission's activities for
sustainable development and related subjects are presented along with
the activities of the other European Institutions, the Member States,
partners in science and education, and more.
http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/welcome/index_en.htm
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