Following the success of the publication Education for SDGs: Learning Objectives, UNESCO has created a clearing house with pedagogical resources, ideas for classroom activities, multimedia resources and good practices for each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Education for Sustainable...
In a rapidly changing world, theories and perspectives on what it means to be a ‘good’ leader have evolved. Olena Ovchynnikova has identified key leadership skills required to tackle wicked problems posed by the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. For the first time in humanity’s...
Working on the SDGs, or just interested in how they came about this is the book to read it is part of the Vienna Cafe Trilogy which explains the development of sustainable development at the global level. The first book is Only One Earth with the father of sustainable development Maurice Strong...
Following the successful Eye on Earth Symposium at the end of October we are delighted to announce that video recordings of all 35 sessions are now available from https://eye-on-earth.net/session-recordings/ We are also pleased to share the recording of the Global Environmental Education...
The world agreed on 17 GLOBAL GOALS that affect everyone, everywhere. It’s up to us to call upon Congress to work with the UN to achieve them. Here’s how you can ACT FOR THE WORLD. Pick one issue you care about, or pick them all. PEACE AND JUSTICE POVERTY EQUALITY AND...
Countries should make climate change education a specific, verifiable item in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, participants in the high-level event marking Education Day at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland,...
Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned in SDG Implementation – Call for Submissions Submit your contribution! Three years into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs), many Governments, UN entities, international and regional...
The Partnerships for SDGs online platform is United Nations’ global registry of voluntary commitments and multi-stakeholder partnerships, facilitating global engagement of all stakeholders in support of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Registered initiatives are...
GPSEN Co-Founder Kim Smith presented a webinar on Education 2030 and UNESCO’s new draft plan for the future of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for the Sustainability Curriculum Consortium on November 7, 2018. If you would like to learn more about the history, process, and plan,...
The third annual Synthesis Report of the voluntary national reviews (VNRs) is out now! The report was coordinated by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The report represents a rich tapestry of national experiences in...
One year ago, the New York Public Library provided a beautiful backdrop for the start of the WBA’s global consultations during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. Today, the library will act as the platform from which we take the next step. Over the past 12 months, we have seen first-hand...
This 6th edition covers 130 countries (up from 80 in the 2016 edition). Like in past years, the GGEI is an integrated measurement of how each country performs around climate change, sector decarbonization, green market development and the environment. Unlike in past years, we are releasing a...