About the Conference:
The EC+10 Conference aims to ensure that the principles enshrined in the Earth Charter (EC) are accepted and implemented. It seeks to provide a forum for people from a wide range of sectors to share and assess experiences as well as explore creative and effective ways to integrate EC principles into their practices.
The Conference will set the context for evolving appropriate techniques, processes and indicators relating to the application of the EC framework and principles within the larger canvas of Education for Sustainable Development.
It will seek to facilitate an invigorating consultative process through thematic workshops that will bring together thinkers and practitioners from a variety of sectors. The Conference plenaries will set the tone and pace for the more focused discussions and interactions.
The Conference consultations will centre on identifying effective and creative ways of embedding into practice, the values and principles that constitute an ethical framework for a sustainable world.
Participants will include EC member associates, partners, users, UNESCO members / Education Ministries, NGOs, youth, youth groups, universities and other academic institutions, research institutions, religious groups and business and CSR groups.
Objectives of the Conference:
- Strengthen efforts at making ESD central to education practice and training
- Clarify the role the EC can play in education
- Share experiences on the use of EC in education
- Strengthen partnerships with the EC
- Capture the spirit of the events related to EC +10 and to use the ideas to discuss and launch the vision for the EC for the next decade (2011-2020)
Tentative Programme:
Plenary Sessions will set the tone for the discussion. Workshops on specific areas will explore how an ethical frame work and especially the Earth Charter can be applied in that area. Best practices will be shared and key issues will be discussed. Workshop themes include: School Education, Higher Education, Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Education & Sustainable Development (ESD), Students Perception on Ecosystem Services, Business & Ethics, Livelihoods and Sustainability, Climate Change & Ethics, Arts, Crafts & Ethics, Biodiversity & Ethics, Non-Violence & Peace, Religion, Introduction to Education for Sustainability (EfS) / ESD.
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Registration:
Registration Fees includes –
- Conference Kit
- 2 Dinners and 3 Lunch
- Tea for 3 Days
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About CEE:
Centre for Environment Education (CEE), headquarters in Ahmedabad, is an internationally acclaimed institution in the field of Environment Education (EE) and Education & Sustainable Development (ESD). It has considerable experience and expertise in addressing its primary mandate of improving public awareness and understanding of the environment with a view to promoting the conservation and sustainable use of nature and natural resources.
Over the past 20 years, CEE has been working in the field of environmental education. It has developed innovative programmes, educational material, undertaken demonstration projects and built capacities in the field of environmental education. Recognizing the complexity and vastness of work in the field of ESD, CEE works in partnership with a range of organizations at national, regional and international level, which is given tribute by its affiliation to the centres in Australia and Sri Lanka. For more information, visit www.ceeindia.org.
About Earth Charter:
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the whole human family, the greater community of life, and future generations. It is a vision of hope and a call to action.
The Earth Charter is a product of a decade-long, worldwide, cross cultural dialogue on common goals and shared values. The Earth Charter project began as a United Nations initiative, but it was carried forward and completed by a global civil society initiative. The Earth Charter was finalized and then launched as a people’s charter in 2000 by the Earth Charter Commission, an independent international entity. For more information, visit www.earthcharterinaction.org.
Contact Details:
Centre for Environment Education,
Nehru Foundation for Development,
Thaltej Tekra,
Ahmedabad – 380 054 (Gujarat) INDIA
Phone: +91-79-26844765
Fax: +91-79-26858010
E-mail: info@earthcharterplus10.org
Website: www.earthcharterplus10.org
