Launch of "Education for Sustainable Futures: Global Citizenship and the Earth Charter".

This ANGEL-hosted event will see the editors of this important new book give a brief showcase of the collection, and open a discussion with contributors, and audience members, on the themes that it covers. The launch is organised collaboratively between ANGEL, Earth Charter International, the University for Peace and the UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development with the Earth Charter.

The book

The Earth Charter declaration is recognized by UNESCO as an instrument to enhance sustainable development, specifically the UNSDGs, as the current global action framework. Education for Sustainable Futures highlights the immense potential that the recognition and application of the Earth Charter could have for global education efforts. The chapters amplify voices often marginalised in educational discourse, contributing to a more equitable and values-based approach to education.

This book explores the role of education in shaping sustainable futures through the lens of the Earth Charter. This collection includes practical examples, research findings, and theoretical debates that illustrate how the Earth Charter informs educational practices and policy initiatives in several different global contexts including Latin America, East and South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Engaging with the aims of the UNSDGs, Education for Sustainable Futures bridges the gap between policy and practice, offering a comprehensive exploration of the Charter's potential impact on education.

The book is published by Emerald and is available as eBook (September) and paperback (October). Access the book here

The event

The event, hosted via Zoom, will be Chaired by editor Douglas Bourn, Professor of Development Education and Director at UCL, and will feature contributions from the co-editors: Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of the Earth Charter International Secretariat, and Namrata Sharma, Faculty State University of New York, as well as chapter authors:

• Dr. Alicia Jiménez (Earth Charter International)
• Mr. Kartikeya Sarabhai (Centre for Environment Education)
• Dr. Mukirae Njihia (Kenyatta University)
• Dr. Tamy Kobashikawa (Earth Charter educator)

There will also be time for questions and discussion from the audience.

Register via the button below and join us to explore this important new publication.

Editors

• Prof. Douglas Bourn is Professor of Development Education and Director of Development Education Research Centre at University College London, UK. He is chair of the Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) and Global Learning London.
• Dr. Mirian Vilela is the Executive Director of the Earth Charter International Secretariat and the Center for Education for Sustainable Development at UPEACE. Mirian has been working with the Earth Charter Initiative since early 1996.
• Dr. Namrata Sharma is on the faculty at the State University of New York, USA, and an international education consultant. She is an expert with the United Nations’ Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network.

Event speakers

• Dr. Alicia Jiménez is Director of Programmes at the Earth Charter International (ECI) Secretariat in Costa Rica. She is involved with the Secretariat’s projects on education for sustainable development, facilitating courses, workshops and research processes. As part of her doctoral research, Alicia generated the instruments and methodology of the Earth Charter School Seal. She received a fellowship at Leuphana University (Germany) to work in the area of transdisciplinarity and education for sustainable development.
• Mr. Kartikeya Sarabhai, a leading environmental educator and Padma Shri awardee, is the Founder-Director of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE). Educated at Cambridge and MIT, he has been closely associated with UNESCO, NCERT, and several national and international bodies in environment, education, and sustainable development. He also chairs the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust.
• Dr. Mukirae Njihia, is a teacher educator at Kenyatta University. He is a certified Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) educator by the Earth Charter Institute. He is currently the Kenyatta University programme Lead for Leadership for Education for Sustainable Development (LEAD-ESD), a capacity building programme on ESD for policy makers, teacher educators and TVET educators collaboratively being implemented by Kenyatta University, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa and UNESCO Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office in 12 Eastern Africa countries. 
• Dr. Tamy Kobashikawa is an Earth Charter Educator. The author has investigated social assistance programs in Brazil and international cooperation in the agriculture field between Mozambique, Brazil, and Japan. Currently, she studies the intersection of value-creating approach and Human Development in environmental education projects in the Amazon.
   

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