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 Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Ahmedabad, India organized an International Conference on ‘Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for Transforming Education for Children and Youth’ on 16-18 September, 2016 to discuss best practices of engaging youth in both formal and non-formal settings.

RCE Greater Western Sydney (GWS) organized a two-hour Roundtable on ProSPER.Net at Western Sydney University (WSU) on October 4, 2016.

Prof. Mario Tabucanon, Researcher at UNU-IAS, provided an overview on ProSPER.Net development, its progress and networking activities.