The 10^th Global RCE Conference which held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 23-25 November 2016 discussed strategies to make substantial contributions to the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As 2017 will be an important year marking the mid-term of the GAP, the Conference also aimed to reflect on the achievements and challenges of RCEs and discuss how we can accelerate our actions by engaging and working with local communities.

2nd  Workshop for RCEs on IPBES Work Programme and Biodiversity & Ecosystem Assessments

22 November 2016, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

​Organizer: United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Secretariat of the Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Venue: Gadja Mada University Campus

Date: 22 November, 2016

Time: 14:00-18:00

Regional RCE Conferences - Open Call for 2017

We would like to invite RCE members from the African, Americas, Asia Pacific, and European communities to submit self-nominations to host the upcoming RCE Regional Conference for 2017.

RCE Tongyeong and the Municipal Government of Tongyeong established the ‘Sejahtera Forest for All’. ‘Sejahtera’, a Malaya word, means sustainability. RCE Tongyeong, Korea dedicated the three-story education centre, within a 200,000-meter square Eco-Park, to promote ESD and the Asian Pacific RCE network. Since its establishment, the Park has seen regular ESD Forums, this year being the 8^th gathering on 21-22 October 2016.

The Executive Director will have the following responsibilities:

Overall management of programs, operations and facilities of Tongyeong Education Foundation for Sustainable Development and of RCE Tongyeong Sejahtera Forest

Contribute to strengthening Asia Pacific Sejahtera Network and Sejahtera Centre for RCEs in Asia Pacific to serve as regional platform for education for sustainable development.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - 13th Conference of Parties (COP13) will be held in Cancun 4-17 December, 2016. An RCE side event 'Education through Multistakeholder Partnerships in implementing the Biodiversity Agenda' is planned during the first week of COP. The event is jointly organized by UNU-IAS, the Global RCE network and the UNESCO GAP programme.

Japan launched TICAD in 1993 in order to refocus international attention on the importance and urgency of African development issues. The Summit’s objectives are to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners, and to mobilize support for African-owned development initiatives. The Summit is co-organized by the Government of Japan, the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (UN-OSAA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Bank.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Annual Conference and Expo was held in Baltimore, USA, 9-12 October. The theme of this year’s conference Beyond the Campus emphasized the service role higher education institutions play in their local/regional communities and in the global community in the production and dissemination of knowledge.