Astrobiological Foundations of Humanity: The Origin of the Cosmodern Consciousness

An uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Javier Collado attended celebrations of Peace for 69º anniversary. Versión castellano It is urgent to develop the understanding, skills and values to cooperate in the resolution of armed conflicts still present in the 21st Century. There are not political boundaries for environmental degradation effects […]

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Interview with Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin, Representative of UNESCO to VietNam

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Javier Collado Ruano (JCR): Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin is a native of Costa Rica who began her career as the Curriculum Planning Director at the Distance Teaching University of Costa Rica. She went on to serve at the Costa Rican Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy in Institutional Strengthening and Reengineering. She holds a Master’s degree […]

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Healing a Divided Planet: Proposed Actions on Transboundary Learning and Innovation

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Serafin D. Talisayon Professor (retired), University of the Philippines. Director for R&D, Center for Conscious Living Foundation serafin.talisayon@cclfi.org . Abstract: Violence and conflict still continue all over the globe. Much of this violence stem from ethnic, religious and other “mental fences” that people have been educated from childhood. These boundaries and loyalties divide people in the planet. […]

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Learning to Live Together: Experiences from Education Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Aliénor Salmon Research Assistant, Education Policy and Reform Unit. UNESCO Bangkok – Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. E-mail: a.salmon@unesco.org . Ramya Vivekanandan-Rodrigues Programme Specialist, Education Policy and Reform Unit. UNESCO Bangkok – Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. E-mail: r.vivekanandan@unesco.org . Abstract: Peace has stood at the core of UNESCO’s mandate since its […]

Global Citizenship Education: An Emerging Perspective for the Sustainable Development

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versión castellano The twenty first century will not be easy for humanity. Speaking of sustainable development represents a radical humanist discourse and ethical worldview that conceives environmental question as an emergent element of The Limits to Growth that the Club of Rome would advocate in pioneer form since 1972. Speaking of sustainable development implies, indeed, […]

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La Educación para la Ciudadanía Global: una perspectiva emergente para el desarrollo sostenible

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English version El siglo XXI no será fácil para la humanidad. Hablar de desarrollo sostenible representa un discurso humanista radical y una cosmovisión ética que conciba la cuestión ambiental como un elemento emergente en los límites del crecimiento que el Club de Roma propugnaría de forma pionera desde el año 1972. Hablar de desarrollo sostenible […]

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La Importancia de las Áreas Protegidas Naturales para las Comunidades Locales desde la Perspectiva del Turismo Comunitario Sostenible

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Francisco Orgaz Agüera Asociación Internacional para el Desarrollo de Iniciativas Sostenibles (AIDIS). Córdoba, España. E-mail: franorgaz@hotmail.com / web: www.twitter.com/franorgaz . Resumen: El turismo es uno de los principales sectores económicos a nivel internacional, y las áreas protegidas un espacio natural donde esta actividad se practica. En el objetivo de este ensayo es mostrar la importancia […]

TheReformist: Repositioning Conventional Thinking

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THEREFORMIST SOCIAL VENTURE As its name suggests, the company was founded out of the need to facilitate a new generation of independent thinkers. Furthermore, it seeks to provide young Africans with quality and well researched knowledge that will further help accelerate youth empowerment for sustainable development. In view of that, we created a platform through […]

TEDx Liberdade

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O evento 23 de abril de 2014 Cine Joia, Praça Carlos Gomes, 82 – Sé, 01501-040, São Paulo, Brazil ICNL and ECNL Announce TEDxLiberdade: The Power of Together April 16, 2014 ICNL and the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) are pleased to announce TEDxLiberdade: The Power of Together on April 23, 2014 in São […]

And the Walls Come Folding Down: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Building Awareness, Balance, and Connection in Ourselves, Our Schools, in Our Communities, and in Our World

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Karen Melaas Curriculum/Teacher Leadership Development in Oxford, Michigan, USA kwmelaas@comcast.net / http://kwmelaas.wix.com/plant-karma . Abstract: The twenty-first century offers educators an extraordinary opportunity to employ constructivist teaching and learning. The current era allows us, perhaps more than ever before, to honor the core individuality of every learner. There is one idea within constructivism that some have come to […]