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A growing number of urban communities around the world are recognizing that lifelong learning can be a driver of social, cultural, economic and environmental development. They are therefore developing inclusive and sustainable learning cities to enrich human potential, foster life-wide…

The GEF-Satoyama Project is calling for proposals in Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable management in priority socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes, Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. These projects shall enhance livelihood, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services. This will…

The programme “Mobilizing Knowledge to Improve Competitiveness Strategies” intends to mobilize developing country researchers to produce contextualized knowledge on the issue of industrial policies. This evidence-based research conducted by developing country researchers, can make a unique contribution to the understanding…

RCE GWS is seeking university case studies in the global RCE community that engage with ‘powerful assessment’ tasks. Powerful assessment means assessment tasks which are integrated, real-world based and tap in combination the personal, interpersonal and cognitive capabilities we know…

Outcomes from the 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities which took place in Mexico City from 28-30 September such as the Mexico Statement and more information are now available on the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) website.

Deadline is 31 October 2015 Introduction Expressions of interest are sought from ProSPER.Net universities to contribute and participate in the Built environment curricula in the Asia-Pacific region: responding to climate change Phase 2 project.  The ProSPER.Net Board at its July…

Focus of the thematic issue The thematic issue on Non-formal and Community Learning for Sustainable Development will present and analyse a wide range of non-formal ESD activities. A general overview article will be followed by six to eight case studies…

by Preeti Aggarwal, Corporate Social Responsibility Lead, Viom Networks Limited, India preetiagg710@gmail.com  “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” A quotation by John Quincy Adams simply summarises what…

by Sachiko Yasuda, UNU-IAS Building capacities of individuals especially those of the young generation is crucial for the effective and successful implementation of sustainability initiatives. The ESD Programme of the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability…

by Ryoko Suzuki, UNU-IAS The ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme (LP), held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia during the last week of August, was organised by ProSPER.Net and Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT) in collaboration with University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and University…