The Declaration, Volume 2, Number 2 : June 1998 [Partnerships] by John M. Munro and Christopher J. Dagg Canadian universities have a lengthy history of working with universities and government agencies in Indonesia’s eastern islands on projects to strengthen the capacity of these organizations to participate in local and national development efforts. Since 1988 Simon…… Continue Reading
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Community Environmental Outreach: The Green Star Model
The Declaration, Volume 2, Number 1 : Winter 1998 [Partnerships] by Kary Schumpert Northland College was founded in Ashland, Wisconsin in 1892. The small, regional institution offered undergraduate degrees with an emphasis on a liberal arts education. In 1972 Northland adopted its environmental mission, emphasizing both the academic curriculum and the institutional focus. The founding…… Continue Reading
Rhodes Reaches Out for Socio-Environmental Change
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 3 : September – December 1996 [Partnerships] Recovering from South Africa’s political turmoil and social transformation requires the participation of all sectors-academia, government, industry, and the community-in order to reconstruct and develop a stable, healthy environment. Universities play a pivotal role both in uniting stakeholders and in educating for sustainability…… Continue Reading
CADISPA Empowers Communities in Europe
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 2: May – August 1996 [Partnerships] What is the lifetime of an idea? What makes an organization sustainable? A community partnership program called CADISPA has been asking that question in rural settlements around Europe where it introduces ideas of sustainable development. Now, as its funding and administrative structures change, CADISPA…… Continue Reading
CEED Networks for Success
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 1: January – April 1996 [Partnerships] To create a successful link with their local community, students at the University of Sunderland School of the Environment in the UK found that they had to ask an obvious question: What does the community want? “It’s not enough just to guess what people…… Continue Reading
From the State of the World to the State of the Academy: Campus Sustainability Assessment – A Bright Star on the Horizon
The Declaration, Volume 6, Number 1: December 2002 [Operations] By Harold Glasser and Andrew Nixon This century will likely be confronted with unprecedented environmental, political, and security challenges. While the global economy has generally become more materials and energy efficient, both global population and per-capita consumption continue to rise-and generate with them increasingly destructive impacts.…… Continue Reading
Climate Change Action at Tufts University
The Declaration, Volume 5, Number 2: May 2002 [Operations] By Sarah Hammond Creighton The problem of global climate change is a problem of unprecedented urgency and magnitude with international and intergenerational implications. In April 1999, Tufts University’s president pledged that the university would meet or beat the goals of the Kyoto Protocol in university operations,…… Continue Reading
Environmental Internships Changing Harvard University
The Declaration, Volume 5, Number 1: December 2001 [Operations] By Alvin Powell and Leith Sharp A group of summer interns helped show the way to a more environmentally friendly Harvard, featuring cars that run on soybeans, energy efficient buildings, and organically nurtured lawns. The 11 interns worked on seven projects across the university from June…… Continue Reading
A Campus Environmental Audit at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
The Declaration, Volume 4, Number 2 : May 2001 [Operations] By Rusty Callier “Faced with urgent and increasing environmental challenges, our educational institutions need to educate and graduate environmental problem solvers, as well as take responsibility for the ecological impacts of their physical plants. If environmental stewardship is the goal, then auditing the campus environment…… Continue Reading
Environmental Challenges for a University in Transition: University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
The Declaration, Volume 4, Number 1 : October 2000 [Operations] By Julia Botha Durban is a thriving port on the east coast of South Africa. The largest city of the country’s second most populace province, KwaZulu-Natal, it is a microcosm of South Africa – a society in transition. Environmental conservation in this urban setting presents…… Continue Reading