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Conferences, workshops, publications, etc.
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| CONFERENCES
– PUBLICATIONS – NEWS
– GRANTS – OTHER SITES |
| Conferences |
 May 7 - 9, 2008
The Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability
and Transparency
http://www.globalreporting.org/Home
http://www.globalreporting.org/NewsEventsPress/Conference2008/
June 25 - 27, 2008
Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François
Champollion (CUFR), Albi, France, International Conference on
“Sustainable development from School to University: pédagocical
issues and social practices in institutions of education” Contact:
Marie-Christine Zelem (zelem@univ-tlse2.fr
- + 33 6.14.08.26.47)
July 9 – 11, 2008
Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA), The
Sunshine Coast and Fraser Islands, AUCEA National Conference 2008:
“Engaging for a Sustainable Future.” Contact: Sandra Stoddart,
Exectuive Director (ed@aucea.net.au - +61 3 5422 3238)
September 19-20, 2008
The Marrakech Process (part of UNEP and UN DESA), Cebu, Philippines,
Asia Pacific Roundtable on SCP. Contact: Adriana Zacarias (azacarias@unep.fr)
October 15 – 17, 2008
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Vth EMSU 2008
conference (Environmental Managment for Sustainable Universities), "A
new knowledge culture: Universities facing global changes for
sustainability" co-organized with Universitat Autònoma de
Barcelona and RCE-Barcelona.
Pre-conference survey currently available in English, Spanish and
Catalan.
Survey in English http://emsu.org/survs/index.php?sid=42452&lang=en
Encuesta en español http://emsu.org/survs/index.php?sid=42452&lang=es
Enquesta en català http://emsu.org/survs/index.php?sid=42452&lang=ca
For further information about the conference, the call for papers and
other contributions please read on or visit http://www.emsu.org
31 March – 2 April 2009
Bonn, Germany, World Conference on Education for Sustainable
Development Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade
http://www.bne-portal.de/coremedia/generator/unesco/de/06__UN__Dekade__
International/01__Weltkonferenz_202009/World__Conference__2009.html
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| Publications |
Arjan
E.J. Wals, Ed. "Social learning towards a Sustainable World"
(2007 – 538 pages – hardbound – ISBN: 978-90-8686-031-9 – € 49 – US$ 65)
This comprehensive volume -containing 27 chapters and contributions
from six continents -presents and discusses key principles,
perspectives, and practices of social learning in the context of
sustainability. Social learning is explored from a range of fields
challenged by sustainability including: organizational learning,
environmental management and corporate social responsibility;
multi-stakeholder governance; education, learning and educational
psychology; multiple land-use and integrated rural development; and
consumerism and critical consumer education. An entire section of the
book is devoted to a number of reflective case studies of people,
organizations and communities using forms of social learning in moving
towards sustainability.
For table of contents see: http://www.WageningenAcademic.com/sociallearning
The
Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability
has released a new series of reports that question how we 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 which includes policy makers, funding bodies,
educators and researchers.
The five part series covers the following areas:
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
The research for this series was conducted by ARIES for the Australian
Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
PDF copies of the full reports are available at the ARIES website: http://www.aries.mq.edu.au/project.htm
“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).
Tokyo, UNU-IAS, 2005, 102 pages
It is available for free at the UNU-IAS website: http://www.ias.unu.edu/binaries2/RCEreport.pdf
Encyclopedia
of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)
UNESCO-EOLSS online encyclopaedia is especially directed to the higher
education sector but comprises also information for all other segments
of society.
UNESCO- Paris, UNESCO Publishing. Oxford, EOLSS, 2002. 1-3
vol. - ISBN: 0-9542989-0-X
IAU has been invited by
the Science Sector at UNESCO and EOLSS Publishers to identify
universities in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that will receive free
access to the on-line EOLSS. A key condition of this generous offer is
the willingness and capacity of the recipient university to provide as
wide and broad an access to the Encyclopaedia as possible within the
community. IAU is also to identify those member universities in
developing countries, entitled to a 40% discount, and other IAU member
institutions that will benefit from a 30% reduction, and which would
wish to acquire access to the EOLSS. Please contact us at vantland.iau@unesco.org, for more information.
Please read more about EOLSS at: http://www.eolss.net/ (external link)
ESD Information Briefs
are available online
UNESCO’s
collection to clarify and communicate the key concepts and messages of
Education for Sustainable Development provides analysis on several
issues
Find out more at:
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27602&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
(external link)
The
Guidelines and Recommendations for Reorienting Teacher Education to
Address Sustainability prepared by the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chair on
Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability (York
University, Toronto) and the International Network of Teacher-Education
Institutions have just been published by UNESCO in the series
“Education for Sustainable Development in Action”; Technical Paper no.2
– 2005 / UNESCO Education Sector.
This document makes recommendations in a number of areas that are
crucial to the success of reorienting teacher education to address
sustainability, including:
· Ministerial and national level involvement
· Community and regional/provincial
involvement
· Changes within institutions of higher
education
· Funding and other resources
· Partnerships
· Research
· Communications
· Information Technology Opportunities
View the Guidelines: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001433/143370E.pdf
The
International Council for Science (ICSU) issued a report
entitled Harnessing Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable
Development, whose 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
“Projecting the planet into the future” in,
the New Courier, UNESCO, May 2005,
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26870&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Solidarity
and Sustainability
A Newsletter on the Socio-Ecological Impacts of Religious Patriarchy
The objective is to analyze the key obstacles that inhibit progress
toward human solidarity and sustainable development, and to identify
incentives to overcome such obstacles. The United Nations "Millennium
Development Goals" (MDGs) will serve as a point of reference. A working
draft of the first issue can be viewed at: http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisust04.html
(external link)
For questions, comments and subscription :
solidarity-sustainability-subscribe@googlegroups.com
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| News |
Website
of interest: the European Portal on Sustainable Development
(http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/welcome/index_en.htm)
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
provides you with information on the History of the idea of Sustainable
Development in Europe and the world, offers you a Library on key
documents and publications and gives you a selection of other
Information sources and useful links. 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.
The
Creative Gallery on Sustainability Communications
available on UNEP website: http://www.unep.fr/sustain/advertising/ads.htm
This Gallery is an international online database of corporate and
public advertising campaigns dedicated to sustainability issues and
classified by sustainability themes. All ads have been selected by UNEP
in co-operation with Adforum and Advertising Community Together (ACT),
with financial support from the French Agency for Environment and
Energy Management (ADEME). By creating this Gallery, UNEP wishes to
inspire and foster more and better communication on sustainability
issues from all stakeholders involved in the promotion of sustainable
development. This Creative Gallery is also designed to aid and promote
the area of research, education and information relating to the
marketing, advertising and communication business.
For more information: Solange Montillaud-Joyel, Associate Programme
Officer, United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology,
Industry & Economics
email: solange.montillaud@unep.fr
- URL: http://www.unep.fr/sustain
Environmental
Career Opportunities
at: http://www.ecojobs.com/higher-ed.html
Easy-Eco
2005-2007: Evaluation of Sustainability. European Conferences and
Training Courses.
EASY-ECO 2005-2007 is a series of three conferences and four training
courses on the evaluation of sustainability. The key purpose of each
training course is to enable young researchers to conduct actual
evaluation projects in the future. While the morning lectures will
concentrate on theoretical and methodological issues, the afternoon
lectures will feature hands-on case trainings.
More info at:
http://www.sustainability.at/easy
Contact:
judith.galla@wu-wien.ac.at
An
Earth Charter Online Forum Discussion Platform is available at
www.earthcharter.org/forum2005. It includes a Discussion Schedule, a
Forum Guide, and a daily updated Participants List, and a 'Library of
Documents' on which background documents are posted to enrich the
discussions. The Forum opened on Tuesday 21 June, and is still open to
participation. Contact:
info@earthcharter.org
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For other upcoming news and events, please also look at:
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The IISD section announcing
conferences on/or related to Sustainable Development:
www.iisd.ca/linkages/wssd/portal.html (external
link)
The United Nations
sustainable Development Calendar: www.un.org/esa/sustdev/calendar/calendar.htm
(external link)
The Association of University
Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) list of up-coming national and
international higher education for sustainability events: www.ulsf.org/resources_events.html
(external link)
SD Gateway Calendar of Events: http://www.sdgateway.net/events/
(external link)
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