Welcome to the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN)!

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Are you wanting to create a better world?  Interested in increasing your collective impact?  Hoping to expand your networks?  Looking for sustainability education events, tools and opportunities in the greater Portland region and beyond?  Our Regional Hub’s calendar, resources, and news feed have everything you need to connect with others and shape a sustainable future.  Explore and get involved to  Educate ~ Empower ~ Engage.

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Acknowledged as a Regional Center of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) by United Nations University, in 2013, we are part of a coalition of 175 RCEs around the world.  Check out our FAQs to learn about the vision and history of RCEs, how GPSEN was created, the geographic region for ‘Greater Portland’, our community partners, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and how GPSEN is supported.

The Intertwine Alliance Announces their new Executive Director

The Intertwine Alliance Announces their new Executive Director

Virtual Learning Resources: Indigeneity Curriculum

Virtual Learning Resources: Indigeneity Curriculum

Welcome to the Edge of Chaos 2.0

Welcome to the Edge of Chaos 2.0

Composting With Coffee Grounds: Good for Plants or Just a Fad?

Composting With Coffee Grounds: Good for Plants or Just a Fad?

Regenerative Agriculture Collection: Healing Ecosystems and Stabilizing the Climate

Regenerative Agriculture Collection: Healing Ecosystems and Stabilizing the Climate

All Together Now: Participatory Techniques for Community Engaged Teaching and Learning

All Together Now: Participatory Techniques for Community Engaged Teaching and Learning

Little Book of Green Nudges

Little Book of Green Nudges

National Geographic Resource Library

National Geographic Resource Library

ECO is turning 15!

ECO is turning 15!

Black Minds Matter

Black Minds Matter

ISSP Education Partner Program

ISSP Education Partner Program

WorldOregon – One of Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon

WorldOregon – One of Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon

World Resources Institute – America’s New Climate Economy

World Resources Institute – America’s New Climate Economy

350PDX Appeal

350PDX Appeal

Real Life” Exhibit (Virtual Tour)

Real Life” Exhibit (Virtual Tour)

Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report

Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report

What Is ISO 26000 And Why It Is Important

What Is ISO 26000 And Why It Is Important

Learning for a Better World: the UNSSC 2019 Annual Report

Learning for a Better World: the UNSSC 2019 Annual Report

NAO’s 2020 Oregon Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report

NAO’s 2020 Oregon Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report

Opinion: Climate Goals Are Key to Economic Recovery

Opinion: Climate Goals Are Key to Economic Recovery

UNA-USA UN75 Report

UNA-USA UN75 Report

Watch CCL’s national call with Dr. Renee Lertzman

Watch CCL’s national call with Dr. Renee Lertzman

Mapping the frontiers and front lines of global environmental justice

Mapping the frontiers and front lines of global environmental justice

The Age of Coronavirus: Using this time to decolonize our minds

The Age of Coronavirus: Using this time to decolonize our minds

Misconceptions & Conceptual Change

Misconceptions & Conceptual Change

Local Futures

Local Futures

Outdoor School for All! Diverse Programming and Outcomes in Oregon

Outdoor School for All! Diverse Programming and Outcomes in Oregon

YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMITS GO VIRTUAL!

YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMITS GO VIRTUAL!

Stakeholder Engagement & the 2030 Agenda – A Practical Guide

Stakeholder Engagement & the 2030 Agenda – A Practical Guide

The GlobalPDX Podcast

The GlobalPDX Podcast

The Climate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action

The Climate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action

Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient and Just America

Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient and Just America

What Could Possibly Go Right?

What Could Possibly Go Right?

Sustainable Development Report 2020

Sustainable Development Report 2020

US Climate Resilience Toolkit

US Climate Resilience Toolkit

Riverlands of the Anthropocene: Walking Our Waterways as Places of Becoming

Riverlands of the Anthropocene: Walking Our Waterways as Places of Becoming

Grading Goal Four – Tensions, Threats, and Opportunities in the Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education

Grading Goal Four – Tensions, Threats, and Opportunities in the Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education

RCE Contributions to a More Sustainable World

RCE Contributions to a More Sustainable World

The State of the World’s Forests: Forests, Biodiversity and People

The State of the World’s Forests: Forests, Biodiversity and People

X-Ray Non-Profit Happy Hour

X-Ray Non-Profit Happy Hour

Racial Justice

Racial Justice

Mrs. Green’s World podcasts: Impact Earth

Mrs. Green’s World podcasts: Impact Earth

How our brains make it hard to solve climate change

How our brains make it hard to solve climate change

The importance of climate education in a COVID-19 world

The importance of climate education in a COVID-19 world

ESD, Sustain Me!

ESD, Sustain Me!

Community Energy Project Programs

Community Energy Project Programs

Dawnland is now available

Dawnland is now available

Planting for Pollinators

Planting for Pollinators

Earth School

Earth School

ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame Series

ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame Series

UNEP Statement on COVID-19

UNEP Statement on COVID-19

Bioneers Radio and Podcasts

Bioneers Radio and Podcasts

Charting an SDG 4.7 roadmap for radical, transformative change in the midst of climate breakdown

Charting an SDG 4.7 roadmap for radical, transformative change in the midst of climate breakdown

WorldOregon on YouTube

WorldOregon on YouTube

ISSP Career Center

ISSP Career Center

World Oregon Global Classroom

World Oregon Global Classroom

Take a Virtual Tour of Washington Park

Take a Virtual Tour of Washington Park

AASHE Conference & Expo to be 100% virtual

AASHE Conference & Expo to be 100% virtual

Bioneers – Erosion and Evolution: Our Undoing is Our Becoming

Bioneers – Erosion and Evolution: Our Undoing is Our Becoming

Earth Day 1970-2017: What’s Changed

Earth Day 1970-2017: What’s Changed

350PDX Updates and Resources

350PDX Updates and Resources

National Geographic

National Geographic

Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020

Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020

The digital introduction of the SDGs into Higher Education Teaching

The digital introduction of the SDGs into Higher Education Teaching

Center for Sustainable Economy

Center for Sustainable Economy

2020 Elevating Impact Summit Videos

2020 Elevating Impact Summit Videos

Sustainable Development and Higher Education Institutions: Acting With a Purpose

Sustainable Development and Higher Education Institutions: Acting With a Purpose

Second Nature Solutions Center

Second Nature Solutions Center

Health Resources

Health Resources

ESD publications for teacher-preparation

ESD publications for teacher-preparation

Evaluation to connect national priorities with the SDGs

Evaluation to connect national priorities with the SDGs

Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program

Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program

Free Junk Jumble Recycling Materials Game

Free Junk Jumble Recycling Materials Game

ACUI On-Line Learning

ACUI On-Line Learning

Education Resources

Education Resources

Community Economic Resources

Community Economic Resources

Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture

Social Resources

Social Resources

The Crazy Town Podcast

The Crazy Town Podcast

Talking Trash with Briar Schoon

Talking Trash with Briar Schoon

Bioneers Reader: Intelligence in Nature

Bioneers Reader: Intelligence in Nature

Casey Camp-Horinek: Aligning Human Law with Natural Law

Casey Camp-Horinek: Aligning Human Law with Natural Law

Nature’s Notebook

Nature’s Notebook

The State of Global Environmental Governance 2019

The State of Global Environmental Governance 2019

Stories to Change the World

Stories to Change the World

Advancing Environmental Education Practice

Advancing Environmental Education Practice

Green Learning Network

Green Learning Network

7th Higher Education in the World Report “Humanities and Higher Education: Synergies between Science, Technology and Humanities”

7th Higher Education in the World Report “Humanities and Higher Education: Synergies between Science, Technology and Humanities”

The Green Economy Tracker

The Green Economy Tracker

Degrowth Toward a Steady State Economy: Unifying Non-Growth Movements

Degrowth Toward a Steady State Economy: Unifying Non-Growth Movements

The Green New Deal: Bioneers Media Collection

The Green New Deal: Bioneers Media Collection

Demond Drummer: A Green New Deal

Demond Drummer: A Green New Deal

Harvesting synergy from sustainable development goal interactions

Harvesting synergy from sustainable development goal interactions

brandon king: Making the Transition from Extraction to Regeneration

brandon king: Making the Transition from Extraction to Regeneration

Systems Change to Revolutionize our World for the Better

Systems Change to Revolutionize our World for the Better

Issues and Trends in Education for Sustainable Development

Issues and Trends in Education for Sustainable Development

Creating Livable Cities: Regional Perspectives

Creating Livable Cities: Regional Perspectives

IFPRI’s New Podcast: Research Talks

IFPRI’s New Podcast: Research Talks

Free Climate Literacy Ebooks

Free Climate Literacy Ebooks

AASHE 2019 Conference Highlights

AASHE 2019 Conference Highlights

Our World in Data

Our World in Data

EcoChallenge: Save the Dates!

EcoChallenge: Save the Dates!

Conscious Capitalism Launches New Elevate Business Conference

Conscious Capitalism Launches New Elevate Business Conference

Greta and George, the best short video of 2019

Greta and George, the best short video of 2019

Faith Climate Action Week Kit Now Available!

Faith Climate Action Week Kit Now Available!

Asian Economic Integration Report

Asian Economic Integration Report

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019

UNITAR’s Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs

UNITAR’s Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs

Powering the Movement: A Global Citizen Podcast

Powering the Movement: A Global Citizen Podcast

Facing the Future Publications

Facing the Future Publications

Eco-School Network Releases Annual Report

Eco-School Network Releases Annual Report

Harvesting Synergy from Sustainable Development Goal Interactions

Harvesting Synergy from Sustainable Development Goal Interactions

En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator

En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator

Edeos Digital Education Videos

Edeos Digital Education Videos

Share Oregon

Share Oregon

Internal Carbon Pricing in Higher Education Toolkit

Internal Carbon Pricing in Higher Education Toolkit

Life After Carbon: The Next Global Transformation of Cities

Life After Carbon: The Next Global Transformation of Cities

‘Futures of Education: Learning to Become’ Initiative

‘Futures of Education: Learning to Become’ Initiative

PCC Climate Change Resource Guide

PCC Climate Change Resource Guide

Free Climate Lawsuit Curriculum

Free Climate Lawsuit Curriculum

All Things in the Name of Love Podcast

All Things in the Name of Love Podcast

Teach the Future

Teach the Future

Water Resilient Cities

Water Resilient Cities

Environment, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC)

Environment, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC)

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

HOLDING THE THIN GREEN LINE

HOLDING THE THIN GREEN LINE

U.S. Cities Release New Climate Action Playbook

U.S. Cities Release New Climate Action Playbook

U.S. Cities Release New Climate Action Playbook

Sustainability Science Education

Sustainability Science Education

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report 2019

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report 2019

Climate Strike Educator Resource Guide

Climate Strike Educator Resource Guide

Greening New Pastures for Green Investments

Greening New Pastures for Green Investments

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2019

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2019

Global Sustainable Development Report 2019

Global Sustainable Development Report 2019

Planet Local Library

Planet Local Library

The Innovate to Mitigate Challenge

The Innovate to Mitigate Challenge

Haiku Alive School Outreach Program

Haiku Alive School Outreach Program

Introducing STARS 2.2

Introducing STARS 2.2

Education for Sustainable Human and Environmental Systems

Education for Sustainable Human and Environmental Systems

CNN’s Project Drawdown Climate Change Solutions Quiz

CNN’s Project Drawdown Climate Change Solutions Quiz

ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRANTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY

ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRANTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Talking Trash, a Green Tips podcast

Talking Trash, a Green Tips podcast

IPCC Climate Change and Land Report

IPCC Climate Change and Land Report

2018 State of the Climate Report

2018 State of the Climate Report

SMART is now SMART Reading

SMART is now SMART Reading

Open SDG Platform

Open SDG Platform

Leveraging Services for Development

Leveraging Services for Development

Growing Gardens

Growing Gardens

Reshaping governance for sustainability

Reshaping governance for sustainability

ACTIVATE: The Global Citizen Movement

ACTIVATE: The Global Citizen Movement

HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION

HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION

Outdoor School Fully Funded!

Outdoor School Fully Funded!

UN SDG:Learn Launched

UN SDG:Learn Launched

Lasting Learning, Real Impact through Project-Based Learning

Lasting Learning, Real Impact through Project-Based Learning

SDG Accord Report

SDG Accord Report

Understanding Climate Change

Understanding Climate Change

Modelling for Sustainable Development: New Decisions for a New Age

Modelling for Sustainable Development: New Decisions for a New Age

REVITALIZATION

REVITALIZATION

Spotlight Report 2019

Spotlight Report 2019

Transforming our World in Harmony with Nature

Transforming our World in Harmony with Nature

Local is Our Future

Local is Our Future

Expanding the Definition of Literacy to Educate for Sustainability

Expanding the Definition of Literacy to Educate for Sustainability

WorldOregon Youth to Power

WorldOregon Youth to Power

Publication Opportunity

Publication Opportunity

PSU maintains AASHE STARS Gold rating

PSU maintains AASHE STARS Gold rating

GDP Meter

GDP Meter

Declaring War on Words that Sell Sustainability Short – Blog

Declaring War on Words that Sell Sustainability Short – Blog

The Green New Deal

The Green New Deal

Think Out Loud – Nossa Familia

Think Out Loud – Nossa Familia

Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy in a Time of Fear

Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy in a Time of Fear

The Heart of the Matter:  Systems Approach to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The Heart of the Matter: Systems Approach to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Making the Business Case for Sustainability

Making the Business Case for Sustainability

Metro T2020 Survey

Metro T2020 Survey

NON-PROFIT HAPPY HOUR

NON-PROFIT HAPPY HOUR

10 Principles to Communicate Climate Change

10 Principles to Communicate Climate Change

Transport and Climate Change 2018 Global Status Report (TCC-GSR)

Transport and Climate Change 2018 Global Status Report (TCC-GSR)

Financing for Sustainable Development Report

Financing for Sustainable Development Report

A New Global Language for Natural Resources

A New Global Language for Natural Resources

The Human Rights Guide to the Sustainable Development Goals

The Human Rights Guide to the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability Route Map

Sustainability Route Map

Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking with a Focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking with a Focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Code

Sustainable Development Code

The Earth Scientist – Spring 2019

The Earth Scientist – Spring 2019

Better Student Outcomes through Sustainability – Living Lab Guide

Better Student Outcomes through Sustainability – Living Lab Guide

Global Green Economy Index

Global Green Economy Index

Education: the multiplier effect

Education: the multiplier effect

Metro’s Racial Equity Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan

Metro’s Racial Equity Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan

Big Planet, Big Feels

Big Planet, Big Feels

Sustainable Development Goals – Resources for educators

Sustainable Development Goals – Resources for educators

Becoming an impactful, purposeful, and agile leader for sustainable development

Becoming an impactful, purposeful, and agile leader for sustainable development

New & improved Daycation mobile app

New & improved Daycation mobile app

Welcoming Jackie Kirouac-Fram as New ED of the ReBuilding Center

Welcoming Jackie Kirouac-Fram as New ED of the ReBuilding Center

Free Children’s Book Helps Parents Explain Climate Change

Free Children’s Book Helps Parents Explain Climate Change

How to teach the next generation of changemakers

How to teach the next generation of changemakers

Green Living Journal

Green Living Journal

Fostering Leadership for Sustainability

Fostering Leadership for Sustainability

Faith Climate Action Week Kit

Faith Climate Action Week Kit

Negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals

Negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals

Drawdown EcoChallenge 2019

Drawdown EcoChallenge 2019

Eye on Earth Symposium

Eye on Earth Symposium

Climate  and Security

Climate and Security

Unlocking The Inclusive Growth Story Of The 21st Century

Unlocking The Inclusive Growth Story Of The 21st Century

Cloud Commons

Cloud Commons

Climate Literacy: Educating with the Future in Mind

Climate Literacy: Educating with the Future in Mind

Faith Climate Action Week

Faith Climate Action Week

Action on Ocean

Action on Ocean

Act for the World

Act for the World

Climate change food calculator: What’s your diet’s carbon footprint?

Climate change food calculator: What’s your diet’s carbon footprint?

Preparing People on the West Coast for Climate Change

Preparing People on the West Coast for Climate Change

Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP)

Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP)

Education Requires Prominent Place in Countries’ National Climate Plans

Education Requires Prominent Place in Countries’ National Climate Plans

Making Massive Small Change

Making Massive Small Change

PCC, Sustain Me!

PCC, Sustain Me!

Open Call:  SDG Good Practices

Open Call: SDG Good Practices

Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators

Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators

THE #RIGHTTOEDUCATION CAMPAIGN

THE #RIGHTTOEDUCATION CAMPAIGN

Democracy for All: Beyond a Crisis of Imagination

Democracy for All: Beyond a Crisis of Imagination

Call for Submissions for RCE Publication on Disaster Risk Reduction in ESD

Partnerships for SDGs online platform

Partnerships for SDGs online platform

Post-GAP UNESCO Webinar Recording

Post-GAP UNESCO Webinar Recording

Synthesis Report of the voluntary national reviews (VNRs)

Synthesis Report of the voluntary national reviews (VNRs)

Everything you ever wanted to know about UNEP but were afraid to ask

Everything you ever wanted to know about UNEP but were afraid to ask

New Eco-School Network Launched

New Eco-School Network Launched

2018 Global Green Economy Index™ (GGEI) Data Pack

2018 Global Green Economy Index™ (GGEI) Data Pack

Exploring Ocean Frontiers Educator Resources

Exploring Ocean Frontiers Educator Resources

Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators

Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators

Sustainability: Key to Long-term Institutional Success

Sustainability: Key to Long-term Institutional Success

Inclusive Green Growth Index

Inclusive Green Growth Index

World Benchmarking Alliance

World Benchmarking Alliance

GEM Report 2017-2018

GEM Report 2017-2018

2018 Global Green Economy Index

2018 Global Green Economy Index

New Website: People of Color in Environmental and Climate Justice

New Website: People of Color in Environmental and Climate Justice

Business & The Sustainable Development Goals: A Framework for Effective Corporate Involvement

Business & The Sustainable Development Goals: A Framework for Effective Corporate Involvement

Impact Pathways of Small-Scale Energy Projects In The Global South

Impact Pathways of Small-Scale Energy Projects In The Global South

ECOSYSTEMS: Complexity, Diversity and Nature’s Contribution to Humanity

ECOSYSTEMS: Complexity, Diversity and Nature’s Contribution to Humanity

Social Sustainability, Climate Resilience and Community-Based Urban Development: What About the People?

Social Sustainability, Climate Resilience and Community-Based Urban Development: What About the People?

Realising the Transformative Potential of the SDGs

Realising the Transformative Potential of the SDGs

Academia and Communities: Engaging for Change

Academia and Communities: Engaging for Change

Green Guide for Universities

Green Guide for Universities

EcoChallenge Platform

EcoChallenge Platform

AASHE’s Campus Sustainability Hub

AASHE’s Campus Sustainability Hub

Climate Change Education Guide

Climate Change Education Guide

Sustainability: The Journal of Record

Sustainability: The Journal of Record

Sulitest.org – Sustainability Literacy Test

Sulitest.org – Sustainability Literacy Test

Climate Wizard

Climate Wizard

Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan

Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan

Online Knowledge Hub on Sustainable Development Goals

Online Knowledge Hub on Sustainable Development Goals

Higher Education Paving the Way to Sustainable Development

Higher Education Paving the Way to Sustainable Development

United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities

United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities

A Decade of Progress: Education for Sustainable Development

A Decade of Progress: Education for Sustainable Development

NOAA Climate Stewards Book Club

NOAA Climate Stewards Book Club

Teaching Teens About Climate Change

Teaching Teens About Climate Change

NGSS CLEAN Collection

NGSS CLEAN Collection

Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change

Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change

Community Climate Change Education: A Mosaic of Approaches

Community Climate Change Education: A Mosaic of Approaches

Ocean Sustainability Teaching Module

Ocean Sustainability Teaching Module

Oregon Educator Network (OEN)

Oregon Educator Network (OEN)

Northwest Earth Institute Discussion Course Books

Northwest Earth Institute Discussion Course Books

AACC SEED Center

AACC SEED Center

NOAA Climate Explorer

NOAA Climate Explorer

New Interactive Education Module on Climate Change Effects

New Interactive Education Module on Climate Change Effects

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