Photo credits: RCE Penang

RCE Penang recently held seminars focusing on the themes of the SDGs, Ethics and Celebrating Diversity. The first was held at the end of June 2018, in collaboration with the School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia and RCE Tongyeong.

Photo credit: RCE Srinagar

Photo credit: RCE Kano

RCE Kano, in collaboration with Zamfara Environmental Network (ZEN) and the Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change organised a one-day conference with a view to proposing solutions for the environmental and security challenges affecting northern Nigeria.

Held on 30 April, 2018, the Global RCE Youth Network in collaboration with RCE Kano, RCE London, and RCE Penang, in partnership with the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia brought together European, African and Asian RCEs virtually for the 1st Europe-Africa-Asia RCE Youth Virtual Conference.

Four RCE Severn projects were selected for funding through the University of Gloucestershire’s professional support programme, Learning Innovation for Tomorrow (LIFT) for 2018. The LIFT programme aims to support new innovations in learning and in turn bring transformative, futures-oriented learning into the curriculum. In addition, it connects students’ learning with the community to advance shared sustainability goals.

Photo credits: RCE Minna

To commemorate World Environment Day (WED) 2018 and its theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution', RCE Minna in collaboration with the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) Niger State Chapter, Niger State Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Niger State Ministry of Lands and Housing, and Niger State Environmental Protection Agency planted 200 trees at the Three Arm Zone in Minna Metropolis.

Organised by CEE of RCE Srinagar, in collaboration with UN Environment (UNEP) and the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, the webinar 'Beat Plastic Pollution' was held recently on World Environment Day (5 June, 2018). With over 120 participants across 10 countries and 69 cities globally, in addition to 60 attendees live at the venue (hosted at the Lincoln Room of the US Consulate General, Kolkata, India), the webinar stressed the need for global participation in order to combat plastic pollution.

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RCE Greater Dhaka and its host, the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) celebrated World Environment Day 2018 on 5 June, 2018.

On 23 May, 2018, RCE Czechia held its 2^nd Annual General Meeting, with 17 member representatives in attendance from higher education, schools, informal education, governmental bodies, NGOs and its RCE Advisory Board.

The RCE’s activities and plans were presented, including their first jointly developed flagship project, ‘Responsible Consumption – Education for Sustainable Lifestyles’, which began recently, aiming to address SDG 12 through the education of school pupils and university students.