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Conversation with Casey Michel, American…

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Conversation with Casey Michel, American…

Conversation with Casey Michel, American Kleptocracy

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Jeffrey Sachs speaks with journalist Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.…

Measures of well-being

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Measures of well-being

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Societal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning of the economic…

Education and Skills

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Education and Skills

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This video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? How can we heed the call of Sustainable Development Goal 11 – “making cities…

Introducing well-being

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Introducing well-being

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From Carol Graham, one of the first economists to start thinking about happiness and wellbeing as part of science, learn about happiness and its complex connection to…

Social-Ecological Systems

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Social-Ecological Systems

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Professor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being…

Early Child Development in Culture and Context

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Early Child Development in Culture and Context

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This chapter contains a brief introduction to the concept of development. Development is not just a function of nature or nurture, but the interaction between biology…

Interconnected and Indivisible: Strengthening…

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Interconnected and Indivisible: Strengthening…

Interconnected and Indivisible: Strengthening post-secondary education for sustainable development

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On September 23, 2020, the SDG Academy was proud to host a dynamic and interactive virtual event on the sidelines of the 8th Annual International Conference on…

Conceptual Framework for Environmental…

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Conceptual Framework for Environmental…

Conceptual Framework for Environmental Peacebuilding

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This chapter provides the conceptual framework of the various ways that natural resources, environment, conflict, and peace are connected across the conflict lifecycle.…

Education in Cities

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Education in Cities

From SDG Academy

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This video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? Education is at the heart of sustainable development and the SDGs. Certain key skills,…

Conversation with Christopher J. Coyne, In Search…

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Conversation with Christopher J. Coyne, In Search…

Conversation with Christopher J. Coyne, In Search of Monsters to Destroy

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Watch the conversation between Jeffrey Sachs and Christopher J. Coyne, author of In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace. …

Threats from the Sea Bed

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Threats from the Sea Bed

From SDG Academy

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What is a tsunami and how does it occur? 80 percent of tsunamis are produced when earthquakes displace the sea floor, and the rest are from landslides underwater. There…

Language Development

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Language Development

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There are three main language skills that researchers follow in young children: phonological development, or the ability to perceive and produce the sounds of…

Ocean Exploration and Sustainable Use of Marine…

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Ocean Exploration and Sustainable Use of Marine…

Ocean Exploration and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources

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This chapter explores different methodologies of ocean exploration and data gathering, including satellite data and sonar technologies. This video is licensed under the…

Case Study: Canada Deep Decarbonization

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Case Study: Canada Deep Decarbonization

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This is a case study of Canada's efforts towards deep decarbonization. Chris Bataille focuses on the Canadian target of approximately 90 percent emissions reduction…

Introduction to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining…

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Introduction to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining…

Introduction to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)

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In this chapter, Cristina Villegas gives an introduction to artisanal and small-scale mining. She defines artisanal, or small-scale miners, and the issue of defining…

Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

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Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

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This video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries. This course on planetary boundaries and human opportunities is the first…

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