Climate Change, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint and of course the ever alluring eco-friendly, are now just words and phrases of the corporate machine designed to string along suspecting and unsuspecting members of the public. Remember the days, not so far back, when these terms meant something real other than jargon used to make you and [...]

Courses Dates: October 11th – November 11th 2011 Apply now: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=YAC_EarthCharter_Environment Course Description: The problems of today’s world are more complex than ever. They are highly interconnected and interdependent. We face climate change, vast exploitation of natural resources, population growth, growing gap between rich and poor, and social inequity, among many others. To be able [...]

By Paul Hawken at GreenBiz.com Seventeen years ago he had a realization. At that time, Ray came home. He rediscovered a sacred earth with all its complexity, beauty and mystery, free from the constraints of this or that ideology, free from narrow-minded thinking, and he was freed to reimagine the relationship between humanity and nature [...]

“Just as the tumultuous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that allows life to flourish, so too in human affairs times of advancement are preceded by times of disorder. Success comes to those who can weather the storm.” ~ I-Ching, The book of change In association with the World Café Community Foundation, weDialogue [...]

Deadline: 3 April 2011 Three-week Summer Academy the Challenges of Sustainable Development is on of the most important educational events connected to sustainability in Poland. More than 350 people took part in it since 1998. Since the 12th edition we accept also participants from abroad. If you want to take part in the 2011 ChoSD [...]

Deadline: 30 May 2011 YIP – One Year of Making Sense The International Youth Initiative Program (YIP) is a new social entrepreneur training in Järna, Sweden, for youth aged 18 to 25 who want to create a positive social change in the world. – A course in how to bring your own initiative into being. [...]

The International Youth Initiative Program (YIP) is a new social entrepreneur training in Järna, Sweden, for youth aged 18 to 25 who want to create a positive social change in the world. – A course in how to bring your own initiative into being. Each year, they publish recorded lectures online. Here are the ones [...]

Endless growth is not sustainable by Dick Smith I am announcing Dick Smith’s Wilberforce Award – $1 million to go to a young person under 30 who can impress me by becoming famous through his or her ability to show leadership in communicating an alternative to our population and consumption growth-obsessed economy. I will be [...]

In partnership with Hewlett-Packard, Life City is a website aimed at supporting non-profit organizations, educational institutions and communities to help increase job skills and foster entrepreneurial development through innovative use of information technology. HP works with local partners who offer training for young people and very small businesses in underserved communities. The aim is to [...]

Deadline: 30 April 2011 WISE (world innovation summit for education) is an initiative of the Qatar Foundation “Education is the foundation of human endeavour. It is a basic right and a powerful catalyst for social, cultural, political and economic development. Education is the key to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, whether they relate [...]