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"So, the purpose of this dissenters' conference is to consider whether an alternative university frame of reference can be meaningfully and practically developed."

Elizabet Sahtouris: The biology of Globalisation " All living systems self-organize and maintain themselves by the same biological principles, which we can identify and abstract. Among the principles essential to the health of living systems are empowered participation of all parts and continual negotiation of self-interest at all levels of organization. Humanity constitutes a living system within the larger living system of our Earth. Essential to the health of humanity is empowered participation of all humans and negotiated self-interest among individual, local and global economies as well as the Earth itself."

Looking at ESDGC in other countries can be easier than we think. Will it work?

Regional Centre of Expertise for ESD Lots of exciting things happening all over the world. A few website links and many e-mail contacts. Short reports of activities. Report of 5th International Conference. Inspiration.

A government Environment portal. Some good starting points. Policy documents.

Interesting set of comments. Nothing is that simple. Every product may have its downside. Where is the balanced argument?

Osier gets started

"The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly."

"You can have places where you cannot build a school. More commonly you can have schools in places where good teachers do not want to go. So what do you do? You still have children there who need and want to learn. That is the issue that Sugata Mitra is trying to solve with his latest experiment, the Granny Cloud."

This innovative project, located on the Peru - Ecuador border, seeks to generate a model for management of forest resources in the Chinchipe river basin.

Envirinmental Practice @ Work run courses and advise.

"The Centre is involved with a number of green chemistry activities in the areas of research, industrial collaboration, the development of educational and promotional materials and networking both with academia and industry."

Going Greener, Green League, - Universities have a key role to play in the UK's transition to a low-carbon future, yet our universities' responses to climate change haven't been quick or effective enough yet. The carbon emissions and energy consumption of university estates are responsible for around 11% of the UK's public sector emissions. There's a long transition ahead to make our learning institutions fit for the future. "

Links to policy, practice across UK and research. Conference papers since 2008 (Reports, presentations, keynote addresses and proceedings)

"Environmental policy matters more to students so what should universities be doing to improve their green credentials? Join our panel on Friday 24 June"

"We have long known that the sun and wind are valuable sources of energy but just how much are they able to provide?"

Seeds of rewinding politics

SeminalSpanish new thinking for social renewal and democracy