The final report from the: UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (chaired by president Tarja Halonen & president Jacob Zuma) is available via: http://www.un.org/gsp/.

The report is a major contribution to the RIO +20 Conference in June 2012.

Ohessa kutsu ja tilaisuuden ohjelma, jota saa myös välittää eteenpäin. Ilmoittautumiset 7.3. mennessä os: http://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/F1501175439D105C.par

Lämpimästi tervetuloa!

Terveisin,
Kati Lundgren & järjestelytiimi

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Kati Lundgren
Projektipäällikkö
Suomen ympäristöopisto SYKLI
p. 050 572 7771
www.sykli.fi
Malmin kauppatie 8 B, 4. krs
00700 Helsinki
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Towards Sustainable Consumption

Consumers’ behaviour is key to the impact that society has on the environment. The actions that people take and choices they make – to consume certain products and services or to live in certain ways rather than others – all have direct and indirect impacts on the environment, as well as on personal (and collective) well-being. This is why the topic of ‘sustainable consumption’ has become a central focus for national and international policy.

For further information please see the First Announcement on the BUP web site.

As a co-organizer of the conference the Baltic University Programme would like to announce a competition for conference abstracts: the organization committee will choose the 10 best abstracts sumitted by the BUP students. The conference participation fee for these students will be covered by the Baltic University Programme.

To take part in the conference you need to send the abstract of your report and application form to the conference e-mail: iscs@ua.fm and copy to: iscs@fem.sumdu.edu.ua by March 20th, 2012.

The intended target groups for the conference are scientists, lecturers of Institutions of higher education, graduates, representatives of the business-structures, interested in the topics of the conference. The languages of the conference are English, Russian, Ukrainian.

For further information see the conference flyer and application form and the conference web site.

This library contains some books on sustainability, sustainable development and education for sustainable development that we have found interesting.

We are happy to welcome you to participate in the second of four international seminars in the project: Education for Sustainable Development in Academia in the Nordic countries, ESDAN, which have a two year financing (1.3.2011- 30.3.2013) from the Nordic Council of Ministers. This seminar is organized in cooperation with the Novia Norden project.

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Kansallinen seminaari Rio+20 - Mitä annettavaa Suomella on YK:n kestävän kehityksen konferenssiin ympäristönäkökulmasta?

Aika: 1.-2.2.2012, klo 8.30–15.30

Paikka:  Kansallismuseon auditorio, Mannerheiminitie 34, Helsinki

YK:n kestävän kehityksen konferenssi (Rio+20) järjestetään Rio de Janeirossa kesäkuussa 2012. Valtioiden päämiesten kokoontuessa Rioon tarjoutuu harvinaislaatuinen tilaisuus vahvistaa maiden sitoutumista kestävän kehityksen toimeenpanoon.  Mutta mistä asioista hallitukset konferenssissa oikein keskustelevat? Ja mitä parhaimpia käytäntöjä ja innovaatioita tulisi Suomen nostaa esille konferenssissa? 

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Sustainable Development. Culture. Education. Reorientation of Teacher Education towards Sustainability through Theory and Practice

It will be an international forum to present and share your experiences in the fields of sustainable development, culture and education, with particular focus on teacher education.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 15, 2012

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5^th All-Russian Symposium with International Participation:
Organic Matter and Nutrients in Inland and Marine Waters
September 10-14, 2012
Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia

Please, see the  First Circular for more information and application form.