January PEISN E-Newsletter

This month in PEISN...

1. Resources for Rethinking (R4R)
2. Living a Healthy Life

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1.  Resources for Rethinking (R4R)

February 2010 PEISN E-Newsletter

This month in PEISN...

 

Ontario EcoCentres

Ontario EcoCentres

BC Working Group Gets United Nations RCE Status

Greetings and Happy New Year! Walking the Talk is kicking off 2010 with an exciting announcement. The group has just been formally designated the new United Nations Regional Centre for Expertise for Education on Sustainable Development (RCE) for the British Columbia (North Cascadia) region. Dr.

ESD - Cure or Placebo?

After tracing the origins of the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the Brundtland Report and Agenda 21, this paper provides an overview of ESD initiatives in Canada over the past 20 years, emphasizing Canada’s response to the UN Decade for ESD (2005-2014).  The paper concludes with a discussion of what steps are needed to make ESD more effective in prep