The SDGs can transform our universities, if we accept the challenge

The following is the text of a speech I recently gave on the role of universities as leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals, when I was invited to the 2016 International Sustainable Campus Network Conference, themed “Leadership for a Sustainable Future” (Siena, Italy, 13-15 June). This post originally appeared on SDSNYouth.org. Good morning to youContinue reading “The SDGs can transform our universities, if we accept the challenge”

Greening USiena alla University of Gloucestershire

[post tratto dal sito greeningusiena.org] Premessa: Approfittiamo di questo post per augurare un felice anno nuovo a tutti gli studenti ed a coloro che ci seguono su internet; in questo 2014, la nostra attività continuerà senza sosta, con molti appuntamenti interessanti già in via di definizione, attraverso i quali speriamo di consolidare la presenza del networkContinue reading “Greening USiena alla University of Gloucestershire”

Forests are about more than survival

by Dario Piselli, Greening USiena coordinator I am sorry for the late timing, but I thought some words were needed to address the firstInternational Day of Forests and the Tree, which was held yesterday after a UN December resolution declared that 21 March of every year was to observed as an occasion to “celebrate and raise awarenessContinue reading “Forests are about more than survival”