A group of over 30 agencies, organisations and associations came together in 2012 to influence Rio + 20 dialogues. These stakeholders are rooted in different regions of the globe and actively engaged in sustainable development at the higher education level. The partnership, led by Copernicus Alliance (CA) with the support of the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU IAS) and the International Association of Universities (IAU) has generated a Higher Education Treaty for Rio+20. This Treaty is one of a series of People's Treaties developed to influence Rio+20 but also to make visible commitments across various sectors.
The process of influencing higher education to reorient itself towards sustainability is complex and a long term commitment. We are inviting others engaged in, and with, higher education to support this process by becoming signatories to the Treaty.
You can download the People´s Sustainability Treaty on Higher Education by clicking here.
To become a signatory of the Treaty, please complete this form and return it to Dr Ingrid Mulà at office@copernicus-alliance.org.
TREATY´S SIGNATORIES
Albukhary International University, Malaysia
Asian Universities Alternative Appraisal (AUA), Asia-Pacific
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), North America
Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS), Asia-Pacific
Australian Association for Environmental Education, Australia
Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices at the University of South Wales (ACSM), Australia
Australian National University (ANU), Australia
Catalan Network of Education for Sustainability Research (EduSost), Catalunya, Spain
Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany
Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Eastern Europe and Euro Asia
Charles University, Czech Republic
Charles University Environment Centre, Czech Republic
Conferencia de Rectores de Universidades Españolas (CRUE-CADEP), Spain
COPERNICUS Alliance (CA), Europe
Corporación Centro Regional de Producción más Limpia (CRPML), Colombia
Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development, Costa Rica
Edith Cowan University, Australia
Education for Sustainable Development Higher Education Programme of the Regional Environmental
Envigogika, reviewed journal of the Charles University focused on ESD education, Czech Republic
Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), UK
Environment and School Initiatives (ENSI), International
Euromed Management, France
Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies at Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria
Global Alliance for Community Engaged Research, International
Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), International
Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), International
Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, Egypt
Iberoamerican Network of Universities for Sustainability and the Environment (ARIUSA), South America
International Association of Universities (IAU), International
International Network for Educational Exchange (INEX), International
International Network of Teacher Education Institutions (associated with the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability), International
International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN), International
International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS), International
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (UBAT), Bangladesh
Keele University, UK
Korean Association for Green Campus Initiative (KAGCI), Asia-Pacific
La Trobe University, Australia
Learning for Sustainability Dutch National Programme (HE Section) (LFS), The Netherlands
Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSD), Mediterranean Region
Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA), Northern Europe
Plymouth University, UK
Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain
Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network (ProSPER.Net), Asia-Pacific
Postgraduate Researchers Interested in Sustainability Matters (PRISM), International
Regional Centre of Expertise Graz-Styria, University of Graz, Austria
Regional Centre of Expertise Kakamega, Kenya
Students for Global Sustainability, International
Sustainable Futures Leadership Academy (SFLA) for Higher Education, International
The Australian Education for Sustainability Alliance (AESA), Australia
The Baltic University Programme/Network (BUP), Northern Europe
The China Green University Network, China
UK Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability (TEESNet), UK
UN Education Caucus (EDC), International
UNESCO Chair in Citizenship, Education and Environmental Sustainability of Development, Veracruzana University, México
UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility, University of Victoria, Canada, and the Society for Participatory Research, India
UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development, The Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Armenia
UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Leuphana University, Germany
UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Development and Environmental Education, University of Basque Country, Spain
United Nations Environment Programme – Environmental Education and Training Unit (UNEP-EETU), International
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU IAS), International
Universities Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in Africa (MESA), Africa
Universities and Regional Centres of Expertise (UNU RCE), International
University Autónoma of Madrid, Spain
University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Cantabria, Spain
University of Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales (UCDA), Colombia
University of Girona, Spain
University of la Laguna, Spain
University of León, Spain
University of Teacher Education St. Gallen, Switzerland
University Pública de Navarra, Spain
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia
U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, United States of America
Virtual University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UVED), France
Working Group for Sustainability in the German Higher Education System
World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSCSD)