General news
Register for Youth at the Top!
Host a Youth at the Top Event: Inspire the Next Generation of Nature Enthusiasts! Are you passionate about environmental education and empowering young people to connect with nature? Here’s an exciting opportunity for you: become a host organization for the 10th edition of Youth at the Top! Youth at the Read more…
ESD
Educational activities for the Apollo butterfly in Poland
ESD Best Practice Example: Educational activities for the Apollo butterfly in Poland The population of the Apollo butterfly Parnassius apollo has drastically declined over the past few decades, and the butterfly has become completely extinct in the Sudetes. This drastic collapse in the species’ population is the result of progressive Read more…
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Slovakian Examples
ESD Best Practice Example: Cases from Slovakia Špirála, the network of environmental education providers in Slovakia, has actively collaborated on the curricular reform of primary education in Slovakia. As a member of the working group of transversal literacies in the new curricula, it worked with the Slovak National Institute of Read more…
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International Carpathian School
ESD Best Practice Example: The International Carpathian School The International Carpathian School is a volunteer educational project aimed at disseminating the sustainable development concept among local communities in Ukrainian Carpathians. It achieves this by strengthening the role of the scientific community, civil society, local communities, entrepreneurs and authorities. The International Carpathian School Read more…
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“The School for Sustainable Living”
ESD Best Practice Example: “The School for Sustainable Living” The Czech nation-wide program “The School for Sustainable Living” is an educational community where students, teachers, and local citizens engage in planning and implementing projects that support the sustainable development of the area. The result is not only new knowledge but also concrete Read more…
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New Publication! Mountains Connect: Promoting Cooperation for Climate Resilient Development
Mountains Connect: Promoting Cooperation for Climate Resilient Development In an increasingly interconnected world, the significance of collaboration across regions cannot be overstated, especially when it comes to addressing pressing global issues like climate change. A recent publication, the Mountains Connect Brief, sheds light on a remarkable initiative that brought together Read more…
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Celebrating a New Partnership: Jagiellonian University and the Carpathian Convention
Celebrating a New Partnership: Jagiellonian University and the Carpathian Convention In an exciting development for both environmental conservation and academic collaboration, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and the Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention have come together in a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). This partnership marks a significant step forward in Read more…
Events
Carpathian Convention takes center stage at the Bern III Conference
The Carpathian Convention takes center stage at the Bern III conference In a pivotal gathering to bolster collaboration among biodiversity-related conventions, the Bern III Conference, held from January 23 to 25, 2024 at the Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland, played a crucial role in advancing the implementation of the Read more…
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Happy International Day of Forests
Celebrating International Day of Forests 2024! 🌳As we celebrate International Day of Forests in 2024, the theme “Forests and Innovation” resonates deeply, urging us to reflect on the vital role that forests play in our world and the innovative approaches needed to protect them. Among the myriad of forested regions Read more…