MSc. MARCO TULIO ESPINOSA L. RED COLOMBIANA DE FORMACIÓN AMBIENTAL –RCFA- BOGOTA – COLOMBIA

1. CENTRO REGIONAL DE EXPERTICIA EN EDUCACIÓN PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLERCE – BOGOTAREGIONAL CENTRE OF EXPERTISE ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RCE-BOGOTA

2.  MSc. MARCO TULIO ESPINOSA L. RED COLOMBIANA DE FORMACIÓN AMBIENTAL –RCFA- BOGOTA – COLOMBIA Executive Director 1. Spaceforcooperation and comunicationbetweenmembers in fields of environment and sustainabledevelopment. 2. Offer and academicscenariotopresentgoals and tomove forward, innovation and reserachstudies of the Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible. 3. Serve as a vehicle of thecietificknologe, technicaladvances and tecnologicalenvironmentaltoolstothesustainabledevelopmenttothecomunity. 4. Promote and disclosegobernorpolicies and programs in thefield of environment and sustainability. www.redcolombianafa.org Purposes:

3. Regional Knots Actually we have 7 regional knots that cover all the national area

4. RCE-BOGOTA in the Center of the country at 2600 m.o.s.l.

6. RCE-BOGOTA PROJECTSEnvironmental Forums and Educational ConferencesOlga María Bermúdez GuerreroDirector RCE BogotáMarco Tulio Espinosa L.Founder memeber

7. Some examples of our work 1- Discussions meetings and preparing forums 2- Colombian and Latam network http://www.ariusa.net/ http://www.redcolombianafa.org/ http://www.unep.org/training/programmes/gupes.asp 3- Products Colombian Agency for the DEDS - EDSD http://www.unesco.org/new/es/our-priorities/sustainable-development/ 4- Goals 5- What is coming?

8. www.congresodecienciasambientales.com

9. Meeting with the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Bogota 2012Looking 2013 Agenda FORO COLOMBIANO “UNIVERSIDADES Y SOSTENIBILIDAD” • RCFA - NODO ANTIOQUIA CHOCÓ MEDELLÍN, 24 Y 25 DE OCTUBRE DE 2013 • En el marco de la cooperación entre la Red de Formación Ambiental de América Latina y el Caribe - Alianza Mundial de Universidades sobre Ambiente y Sustentabilidad –GUPES-

10. VIRTUAL COURSE ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUME AND PRODUCTION WITH MADS MODULO 1. Desarrollo sostenible: Lineamientos conceptuales MODULO 2. Consumos sustentable: mejor con menos MODULO 3. El enfoque de producción más limpia como nuevo paradigma del desarrollo

11. To advance the draft Environmental Forums and Educational Conference of EDS coordination is established from the RCE Bogotá and once defined at the beginning of the year, the activities undertaken during the year we proceed to establish the responsibilities of each institution RCE member of Bogota, in the management and implementation of each activities.

12. the RCE Bogotá consists mainly of universities and environmental ONGs • those institutions which are responsible for the logistics of each event, they provide the necessary human and financial resources. • So far we have advanced 40 Environmental Forums and Conferences Pedagogical ESD as part of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development led by UNESCO, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL, LIBRE, PILOTO, UDCA, BOSQUE, SANTO TOMAS, PEDAGOGICA, DISTRITAL, COLEGIO MAYOR, CUNDINAMARCA

13. Each year the Environmental Forums have as a common thread the theme proposed by the Decade and this year 2013 the subject referred to "Ethics and values ​​for Sustainability " issue of great importance in today's world in this century . • The most important event this 2013 was the Luis Eduardo Mora Osejo Environment Catedra (professorship – chair) with the Environment Ministery as a organizer

14. Some publications examples • LIBRO 1 book 1 URLhttp://issuu.com/red_educacion_ambiental/docs/memorias_educacionambiental_libro1_ • LIBRO 2 book 2 URL http://issuu.com/red_educacion_ambiental/docs/memorias_educacionambiental_libro2-

15. Among the unexpected results of the vinculing project is a network of recyclers Climb called "Give me your hand" to RCE Bogota. This network corresponds to a second-tier organization. Currently involved in the invitation to tender processes for recycling in the capital city.

16. Another unexpected result of the project is that the papers presented at one of the forums, served the Congressional Committee 5, for discussion of the Forestry Law in our country.

17. The RCE Bogotá through Forums Project Environmental and Educational Conference of EDS, has been established as the coordinating and promoting the activities of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development led by UNESCO, being the entity that leads to Colombia the theme proposed by the Decade for each year,

18. As part of the process of educational innovation, the RCE Bogotá has been linked to other Universities networks working for environmental sustainability, such as RAUS, ARIUSA and GUPES , achieving SINERGiAS between these networks , in favor of ESD.

19. Among the novel contributions Forums Project Environmental and Educational Conference for Sustainability Education we mention the following • The interdisciplinary and collaborative work team • Working with over 10 universities public and private institutions • Achieving Interagency and Intersectoral Coordination • Working without financial remuneration • Having a voluntary coordination • Bring as guests, featured speakers at national and international level • Achieve a wide call for students, teachers, researchers and the general public in each of the Environmental Forums and Educational Conference

20. On average we have had 200 participants per event and to date we have conducted 40 Environmental Forums and Educational Conference, which on average has a coverage of 8,000 participants

21. would be desirable to organize regular meetings where RCE • We believe our Forums Project Environmental and Educational Conference on Environmental Education, can be socialized with other RCEs from other regions of the world

22. Thanks a lotColombia and the RCE-BOGOTATeam of dreams and realizations concrete proposals to promote cultural changes individual and collective life of citizens in favor of the environment, towards a just, equitable and sustainable.