Key EfS Links

Higher and Further Education

Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)

ULSF assists colleges and universities in making sustainability an integral part of curriculum, research, operations and outreach.

Copernicus Campus: The University Network for Sustainability

COPERNICUS, the "Cooperation Programme in Europe for Research on Nature and Industry through Coordinated University Studies" was launched by CRE, the predecessor of the European Universities Association (EUA), in 1988. Today COPERNICUS is an independent organization with a close link to EUA. The target is to involve committed European universities into this European network to share the knowledge and expertise in the field of sustainable development.

Education for Sustainability Western Network

The Education for Sustainability Western Network (EFS West) is a membership-based professional association of institutions, businesses, NGOs, and individuals working to advance sustainability in higher education in the western U.S. and Canada. This website provides a variety of resources to assist in your campus sustainability efforts, including lists of sustainability policies adopted by different schools, databases of campus sustainability initiatives and course syllabi, a list of sustainability coordinators by school and information about the sustainability coordinator position, a calendar of sustainability-related events, and a speakers bureau.

Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP)

Four international organisations with a strong commitment to making sustainability a major focus of higher education have formed a 'Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership'. The four founding partners of the initiative have combined forces in a unique effort to mobilise universities and higher education institutions to support sustainable development in response to Chapter 36 of Agenda 21.

International Association of Universities (IAU)-Sustainable Development

This website describes the background and evolution of IAU actions in the field of Higher Education and Sustainable Development

Second Nature: Education for Sustainability

Second Nature can help your college, university or association develop, advance, and achieve a vision of a truly sustainable higher education institution, one that fully prepares its graduates for the challenges of the 21st Century.

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) - Sustainable Development Education

In 1998, the UK Government set up the Sustainable Development Education Panel. The aim of this panel is to consider issues on education for sustainable development, in its broadest sense, in schools, further and higher education, at work, during recreation and at home; and to make practical recommendations for action in England.

UK Government Department of Education and Skills (DfES) – Sustainable Development: What does Sustainable Development mean for the Education Sector?

This website provides information about the commitment and contributions that DfES is making to Sustainable Development in the Education Sector.

UNESCO - Education

This websites includes information on Higher Education and Technical and Vocational Education.

UNESCO Bangkok: The Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID)

APEID concentrates on activities that focus on education from the Secondary level and beyond with a mission to contribute to sustainable human development (underpinned by tolerance, human rights and a culture of peace) through the design and implementation of education programmes and projects, mainly at the post primary level of education, which stress 'educational innovation for development'.

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future

The mission of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) is to make sustainability a major focus of teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities worldwide. ULSF pursues this mission through advocacy, education, research, assessment, membership support, and international partnerships to advance education for sustainability.

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