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Updates from the Global

RCE Network: 2019-2020Philip Vaughter

Research Fellow

United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability

Outline

S Development of RCE Network to date

S Overview of RCE activities (2019-2020) in each continental

region

S Updates from Global RCE Service Centre

S Research and analysis of RCE projects

Development of RCE Network

2005

2015

2020

S 2005-2014 – Decade of

Education for Sustainable

Development (DESD)

S 2015-2019 – Global Action

Programme (GAP) on Education

for Sustainable Development

S 2020-2030 – Education for

Sustainable Development (ESD)

for 2030

7 RCEs

146 RCEs

175 RCEs

Overview of RCE activities

(2019-2020)

December 2018 • Ubuntu Committee Meeting • Tokyo, Japan

January 2020 • Announcement of newly

acknowledged RCEs

• Tokyo, Japan

May 2020 • Asia-Pacific RCE Webinars

• RCE Awards Publication

• Online

• Online

June 2020 • Asia-Pacific RCE Webinars

• UK and Ireland RCE Webinar

• UNESCO Publication

• Online

• Online

• Online

September 2020 • Africa RCE Regional Meeting

• Asia-Pacific RCE Regional

Meeting

• Online (hosted by

RCE Minna)

• Online (hosted by

RCE Kyrgyzstan)

Overview of RCE activities

(2019-2020)

October 2020 • Americas RCE Regional

Meeting

• Online (hosted by

RCE Salisbury)

November 2020 • European RCE Regional

Meeting

• Online (hosted by

RCE East

Midlands)

Updates from Global RCE

Service Centre

New RCEs in 2020

S RCE Dobong

S RCE Greater Gombak

S RCE Omuta

S RCE Ostwürttemberg

S RCE Otago

S RCE Puerto Rico

S RCE Salisbury

RCE Awards 2020 - Outs tanding

S RCE Galica

S RCE Hangzhou

S RCE Severn

S RCE Srinagar

S RCE Wars aw

S RCE Western Australia

Research and analysis of RCE

projects - Europe

38

15

26

39

21

9

27

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Community Primary Secondary Higher Techer Ed. TVET Youth-Infomral

ESD projects of RCEs in Europe by level of education targeted (2015-2019)

Research and analysis of RCE

projects - Europe

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

SDG 1 SDG 2 SDG 3 SDG 5 SDG 6 SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 9 SDG 10 SDG 11 SDG 12 SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15 SDG 16 SDG 17

ESD projects of RCEs in Europe by the SDG featured in the project (2015-2019)

Research and analysis of RCE

projects - Europe

5

18

1210

38

10 10

13

10

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Disaster Risk

Reducation

Traditional

Knowledge

Agriculture Arts Curriculum

Development

Eco-Tourism Forests &

Trees

Plants &

Animals

Waste

ESD projects of RCEs in Europe by theme of project (2015-2019)

Research and analysis of RCE

projects - Europe

11

22

33

26

40

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Priority Action Area 1 Priority Action Area 2 Priority Action Area 3 Priority Action Area 4 Priority Action Area 5

ESD projects of RCEs in Europe by GAP Priority Acton Area (2015-2019)

Research and analysis of RCE

projects - Europe

46%

10%

24%

20%

ESD projects of RCEs in Europe by leading ins titution

Higher Education Institution

City Government

NGO

Other

Research and analysis of RCE

projects - Europe

1612

3

119 8

5

52

8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Agricultural Coastal or

Marine

Dryland Forest Fresh Water Grassland Mountain Urban Wetland

ESD projects of RCEs in Europe by eco-sys tem learning took place in and about

Thank you for your attention!

SUPPORTED BYMinistry of the Environment Government of Japan

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