Global Universities Partnership for
Environment and Sustainability
(GUPES)
INPUTS FOR RIO+20 CONFERENCE
ZERO DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT
Role and contributions of Higher Education
in Sustainable Development
recognizing the Rio+20 themes of
Green Economy in the...
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Global Universities Partnership for
Environment and Sustainability
(GUPES)
INPUTS FOR RIO+20 CONFERENCE
ZERO DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT
Role and contributions of Higher Education
in Sustainable Development
recognizing the Rio+20 themes of
Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
(GESDPE)
and Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD)
Universities around the world are increasingly embracing strategies and initiatives
focused on promoting environment and sustainable development focussed learning and
research, campus sustainability, interdisciplinarity sustainability programmes and
social responsibility.
Higher Education has been identified globally as a critical agent in
furthering sustainable development in society; particularly towards strengthening a
knowledge economy and transformative practices associated with sustainable
development and poverty eradication.
(e.
g.
Rio Principles, Talloires and Tbilisi
Declarations, Earth Charter
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