United Nations University Education for Sustainable Development Programme

Submitted by Bonnie on Mon, 2007-04-02 08:47.

http://www.unu.edu/esd/index.html

The Environment and Sustainable Development (ESD) Programme of United Nations University focuses on the interactions between human activities and the natural environment and their implications for sustainable human development. The basic issues of human survival, development and welfare are at the core of the themes covered within the realm of the ESD Programme. In implementing its activities, the ESD Programme makes special efforts to include global perspectives as well as from the countries with economies in transition. Networking and capacity development, particularly in the developing countries, are given high priority.

Areas of Interest:

University / College Campus Operations Educational Policy (Advanced Education) Community Engagement Fair Trade / Globalization Media Literacy Ecological Literacy / Ecological Footprint Social Justice Community Health Food Production / Organic Agriculture / Urban Agriculture Resource Management Community Economic Development / Building Local Economies Global Citizenship / Global Education Poverty Reduction Peace and Human Security Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Understanding Equity and Rights / Gender Equity Biodiversity and Habitat / Bioregionalism Climate Change and Air Quality Research and Evaluation

Content Type:

Educational Program

Locality:

International

Sector:

Higher Education Local Government Provincial Government

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