Leo Mena Project - Year 8s at Westside planning their environmental initiatives. Pleased to have had an opportunity to talk to them about Leo as well as about sustainability in #Gibraltar - we fight today for a better tomorrow!

Thanks OTWO for showcasing our Sustainability Resource Collection. Grateful also to Cultural Services for looking after the collection which is housed at JMH.

'Science is important. But education is the vector that transmits to every new generation curiosity, passion, and commitment to reimagine the future, extend the limits of human possibility, and achieve a more just social world.' Richard Horton,
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As the festive season approaches many in schools turn to games and informal learning opportunities. Check this biodiversity board game and other resources developed by the European Commission to support biodiversity and climate goals learning-corner.learning.europa.eu/learning-mater… #esd #biodiversity

Join us for our seminar & book launch: Embedding evidence into conservation, edited by Bill Sutherland Dept of Zoology | Wed 7th Dec 4pm
Talks inc Tony Juniper Harriet Downey Woodland Trust🌳 Nancy Ockendon Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme UNEP-WCMC Register bit.ly/3gOwEGw

Join us now...@COP27 Mediterranean Pavilion. I will be outlining the significant yet subtle changes that are needed to address Climate Change in education. Thanks to unimed_network and Stakeholder Forum for making this possible.

Relevant to al champions seeking to lead sustainability learning opportunities in business, education, government or the community. SRC available at the John Mac Hall. A partnership between OCSD and GCS.

CoP 26: Today, dialogues at Sharm-El-Sheikh are sharply focused on future generations and their rights. Join us on the 18th as we continue the important conversation about how we are changing to address the climate crisis
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CoP26 event -a follow-up last year's Presidential event which I chaired in Glasgow. Listen to UNESCO's ADG reminding us how last year's event opened up new tracks for action in ESD. Others speak of what has changed in the last 12 months. Watch Live: lnkd.in/e8G44Hhk

CoP27 Opening: And so it begins....loss and damage a pressing issue....already adaptation finance, risk and liability driving agendas.... Agenda 2.1c a key concern of the EC.
What will the African CoP achieve? Follow developments virtually.
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Delegates have arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh for LDC prep meeting ahead of #COP27 . 30 yrs and 26 COPs later, we have a much clearer understanding of the scale of the climate crisis, what is needed to deal with impacts & the urgency for reducing GHG emissions. Time for implementation

Thanks @Educaid for the opportunity to open your MaineClimateEd conference & for all the twitter activity. We must learn how the world is, and how it functions, but also how we can change it. If not, we are simply reproducing unsustainable relationships through education

The Sustainability Resource Collection (SRC):sharing some texts from the collection. This one was chosen for its title 'Engaging People of Sustainability', sums up the intention behind the SRC. Start on p.15 and check out the exercises in chapter 3 #SDGs portals.iucn.org/library/efiles…

Countdown to the launch of the Sustainability Resources Collection... If you attempting to engage colleagues at work with sustainability, if you are leading change in the community, if you are working with children or young people seeking to raise awareness...watch this space

Check out our new SRC-housed at the JMH. Resources are suitable for businesses seeking to engage employers in sustainability; teachers who seek to bring sustainability alive in the curriculum and school grounds and NGOs/community groups seeking to engage people in sustainability.

We have established, in partnership with Cultural Services, a collection of resources on people's engagement, learning & education. The initiative supports those who are seeking to involve young and old in the transition towards a more Sustainable Gibraltar.

'The world is lurching from crisis to crisis, trapped in a cycle of firefighting and unable to tackle the roots of the troubles that confront us.' UN report Oct 22. This happens because of our inability to embrace sustainability. Summit of the Future is now postponed until 2024.

Tuesday 8th November - come along and let’s explore …’The Future We Want’

We must recognise the time for changes in the global systems is now. If the world is to truly find love, peace and prosperity, the structures that exist to create global stability must be rebuilt on the principles of fairness and the inclusion of all nations. #UNGA

A great opportunity for young people from the #Gibraltar and the #Commonwealth to shape the future! Get involved!