Welcome to the World Student Community for Sustainable Development!
Ready to Act? The WSC-SD is a multi-disciplinary network of motivated students with the ability to think and act both locally and globally, and who share the vision to make a difference. Our purpose is to be a leading international student organization that carries out meaningful projects which result in positive and enduring changes that improve lives and communities around the world.
Interested in joining? Find out more....Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty
On October 15th, at everywhere on the earth, everybody discusses World Poverty. It would be great way to make our friends aware of issue, and also greatest media that would interest eveybody on the world. Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about [...]
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Applications still open | oikos Student Award
Apply till 30 September: oikos Student Award 2008 The annual oikos Student Award recognizes outstanding student driven projects in the field of higher education for Sustainable Development. In 2008, we honour projects on Sustainable Campus and Curricula Change: ## Curricula Change ## For student initiatives that provide tomorrow’s leaders with knowledge on sustainable economics and management and action-oriented [...]
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Report on Social Development Work Camp, Nepal
Update from Tulsi Giri, Individual Member of Nepal Youth Participation in Social Development Work Camp, Rivan, Kaski, Nepal August 1-5, 2008 USSHA Foundation ‘Work Camp for Youth Participation in Social Development’ project had two phases of implementation. The first phase was conduction of work camp. The work camp was conducted in the ‘Community Building’ of Janajagriti Youth Club (Public [...]
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Vol 3 Issue 1 - June / August 2008
Please find below the latest newsletter of the WSC-SD with updates on the activities of our members from across the world. Volume 3, Issue 1 Newsletter
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VII Latin-American Encounter of Youth for Environment and Sustainability
Date: 16 - 19 October 2008 Place: Bogotá – Colombia Brief: The regional director for Latin America of the WSC-SD, Adriana Valenzuela, is organizing in Bogotá, Colombia the VII Latin-American Encounter of Youth for Environment and Sustainability, with the principal topic “Youth, Climate Change and action for the future”. In this Encounter will participate leaders, [...]
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11th hour
Al Gore delt with global warming , resonable date about human emission of Carbon dioxide. He suggested us to start tackling with issue, otherwise it is too late that earth eco-system would be unable to recover. If the goal by working for sustainability is shown, it is much easier for us to do it. ” The 11th hour” [...]
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S3.Regina | Reports
A summary report of the Student Summit for Sustainability held in Regina, Canada in May 2008 by the organising committee is available here: S3.Regina Final Report Also available is a summary report from our members from the University of Tokyo, Japan (AGS-UTSC) on the summit: S3.Regina AGS-UTSC Report
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TreeHugger
All small step lead the Earth to sustainable. This web-page”TreeHugger” is various media to inform us the all small step for sustainability. They suggests how to Go Green in every aspect of life, for example , in funiture, your work, your water, your lighting, wardrobe, electricity, and so on. “TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving [...]
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Student Conference | Kathmandu, Nepal
There are many young, energetic students in Nepal, who believe they can make the change. They are ready and capable to challenge the status quo, yet the battle is uphill as the powerbase is controlled by the capitalist and feudal mindset. Young people are isolated and many times they get frustrated as their zeal get [...]
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The Weather Channel on an environmental essay contest for high school students
As ESD(Education for Sustainable Education) , this is most exciting education i have ever seen! Thanks for letting us know this event and widget! The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth Summit is a conference for select future environmental leaders held in Washington D.C., December 5-7, 2008. The Weather Channel will provide free trips to D.C. for 20 [...]
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Events 
YOUTH ENCOUNTER ON SUSTAINABILITY (YES) AUSTRALIA 2009
Applications Now Open!
Deadline: 14th September 2008
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
ETHsustainability, the Center for Sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and the International WaterCenter in Australia are pleased to announce the opening of the applications for the 2009 Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) in Australia. The two week course aims to sensitize participants to the complex issues of sustainable development in a global context, while exploring issues pertinent to Australia and the greater Asia-Pacific region, though course work, field trips, workshops, group work, discussions and practical learning experiences, combined with social and cultural activities. The unique program builds on 9 years of experience successfully running the Youth Encounter on Sustainability YES program in Switzerland, Latin America, Japan and Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.
Dates: January 30th – February 16th, 2009
Course Location: Noosa North Shore Retreat, Noosa, Queensland, Australia (http://www.noosanorthshore.com.au/)More information on the course is available in the brochure and inlay attached.
The online applications are now open at:
http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/YES_Australia.cfmDeadline for applications is:
14th September 2008
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