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What is sustainable development?

What is sustainable development?. The Problem : we are using more natural resources than Earth can re-produce -> our way of life is unsustainable . Sustainable development is: s atisfy ing the needs of present generations so that f uture generations can fulfil their own needs

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What is sustainable development?

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  1. What is sustainable development? • The Problem: we are using more natural resources than Earth can re-produce -> our way of life is unsustainable. • Sustainable development is: satisfying the needs ofpresent generationsso thatfuture generations can fulfil their own needs -> to live in way that is benefitial to economy, society and environment.

  2. What is “Sustaining our Future” (SuFu) ? • It is AEGEE Flagship Project for 2008-2009 • It is a project aiming for: • a bit more green AEGEE -> more environmentally responsible (youth) organisations in Europe • to raise understanding of the connections between culture, society, environment and our own lives • to inform about the importance of sustainable development • It is project run by 14 young people from all over Europe

  3. What is a Flagship Project? • Every year AEGEE selects a focus to itself, a project that all AEGEE bodies can contribute to – a Flagship Project. • Since Agora Valletta (spring 2007)a Flagship Project lasts 2 years. • Flagship Project consists of different activitiesall around Europe: conferences, study visits, trainings, action days, publications, etc. • The last 2 Flagship Projects focused on higher education and democracy in Europe

  4. Who is SuFu team? We are 14 active young people from Estonia, Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece, Romania and Turkey. <- European Day of Enviroment think tank -> Scandinavia project PR -> Think tank urban conference Sustainability trainings -> <- think tank Follow up -> Danube project <- Fund raising Manager -> Projects Director (CD) ->

  5. What is SuFu doing? • May 15-17, 2008 Pre launch: Youth Solar Days, Brussels • June 5, 2008 Kick off: European Day of the Environment, all over Europe • June 9-13, 2008 Conference “Changing Climate - Changing People?”, Aachen & Bonn • November 15-17, 2008 Sustainable Student Days, Poznan • September-December, 2008 Survey: European youth and sustainable consumption

  6. What is SuFu doing? • March 19-21, 2009 Think tank “Create and In(ter)novate!”, Brussels • March 30-April 5, 2009 Seminar “Sustainable SCANdinavia”, Copenhagen • June 5, 2009 European Day of the Environment, all over Europe • August 15-21, 2009 Seminar “Danube – source of inspiration”, Danube Delta

  7. What is SuFu doing? • September 7-13, 2009 Seminar “Danube – the most international river in the world”, Bratislava • October 22-25, 2009 Sustainability trainings concept meeting, Tartu • October 31-November 8, 2009 Conference “SuFu & the City”, about urban environment, Madrid • April-May, 2010 Presenting the results’ booklet

  8. Map of our activities

  9. Also: partnership with IUCN • IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) - one of the biggest and most important environmental organisations in the world. • In June 2008 AEGEE became official partner of Countdown 2010 – IUCN’s initative created to stop loss of biodiversity. • By IUCN we were also invited to send youth statement to G8 summit in Japan. The statement can be found from our website. • In October 2008, in IUCN congress we presented AEGEE and our project to major sustainability leaders in the world.

  10. What can you do? • Get informed by visiting our website • Participate in our events • Get involved by organising an event in your city with us • Make your events more environmental friendly, act in more sustainable way yourself • If you have some ideas of your own, just contact us!

  11. Find out more about us: http://www.aegee.org/sustaining http://sufunews.blogspot.com(leave also a comment!) Contact us at: sustainingourfuture@gmail.com

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