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The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - December 2014

Posted December 19, 2014 - 17:23

The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates. The Network enjoys a high profile and is among the several national and international bodies encouraging universities worldwide to adopt a more centrally-focussed universities' 'third mission' commitment to community service in its different senses and settings.

Here is a copy of Talloires Network E-Newletter for December 2014:

Gold Standard Sustainable Cities Framework - Open for Consultation

Posted December 19, 2014 - 14:40

We are seeking input and comments on the framework for our Gold Standard Sustainable Cities Programme, through which cities can develop, audit and verify urban programmes in order to catalyse and scale up currently missing investment.

UNESCO CONFINTEA Follow-up Bulletin No 9

Posted December 19, 2014 - 13:29

Please find featured below and attached the ninth issue of the CONFINTEA VI Follow-up News Bulletin in English, French and Spanish, covering the period October to December 2014.

New book: "Earth System Governance: World Politics in the Anthropocene" (MIT Press, 2014)

Posted December 19, 2014 - 11:42

Humans are no longer spectators who need to adapt to their natural environment. Our impact on the earth has caused changes that are outside the range of natural variability and are comparable to major geological processes such as ice ages. Some scientists argue that we have entered a new epoch in planetary history: the Anthropocene. In such an era of planet-wide transformation, we need a new model for planet-wide environmental politics.