Why we must act
"Climate, soil, air, water, energy resources, food, fisheries, and biodiversity are all elements of the global commons, and all have prospects that range from uncertain to perilous."
- Editorial, Science
"When scientists and public policy specialists gathered at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, to assess the State of the Planet in 2004, their overriding concern centered on global-scale interactions between the growing human population and Earth processes under increasing strain. The fourfold increase of the human population during the past century, coupled with a roughly 4.5-fold increase of economic activity per person, has led to adverse anthropogenic effects on species extinction, ecosystem functions and biodiversity, climate change, groundwater depletion, soil nutrient losses, and zoonotic disease emergence and transmission, with far too little societal effort invested in mitigating these consequences... There is a public hunger today for information that is not spin or sound bites."
- Editorial, Science
Watch the Education for a Sustainable Future webinar
Listen to Debra Rowe and others as they present a 90-minute webinar on the latest trends in sustainability on campus. Several higher education experts highlight some of the best examples of implementing sustainable projects and practices.
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Announcements and Events
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) invites submissions of abstracts for its 2nd biennial conference - AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability – On Campus and Beyond (Nov 9-11, 2008, Raleigh, NC).
AASHE 2008 offers an exciting and unique opportunity for every sector of higher education in the U.S. and Canada to demonstrate how colleges and universities and their partners can lead the way to a sustainable future.
AASHE’s biennial conference is the largest gathering of its kind in the U.S. and Canada. Well over 1,000 participants are expected to attend from higher education, business, non-profit and government. Given AASHE’s diverse mix of members, the event will have an impressive array of institutions and sustainability interests represented.
Reflecting this year’s theme, “Working Together for Sustainability – On Campus and Beyond,” AASHE has partnered with Sustainable North Carolina to offer a special 2-day tradeshow - “Sustainable Solutions Expo: Green Solutions for Campuses, Businesses, Institutions.” Admission is included with conference registration. Other special events include AASHE’s awards banquet (included with registration), field trips to local campuses, a Career Fair, specialized pre-conference workshops, a pre-conference Student Summit, and engaging keynotes by Lester Brown, Peter Senge, Van Jones, and Vandana Shiva.
All proposal abstracts except posters are due by May 1 and may be submitted in three categories: Education & Research, Operations, and Administration & Finance.
Poster submissions are due by September 1.
For more details please visit the conference website: www.aashe.org/conference, or email conference@aashe.org.
Sample of resources available
from DANS members:
Business:
- Aspen Institute - Caseplace.org is a practical and dynamic resource for up-to-date case studies, syllabi and innovative MBA teaching materials on business and sustainability- from corporate governance to sustainable development
Psychology:
Religion:
Links:
For additional resources click here.
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