Welcome to the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN)!
Meet GPSEN
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.
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RCE Americas – Incredible Projects Across the Region
RCE Salisbury and the Bosserman Center of Conflict Resolution (Maryland, USA), acknowledged by United Nations University and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as the newest Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for...
PSU’s Emerging Sustainability Leaders Program
Former ISS Student Fellows program transitions to the SSC as the Emerging Sustainability Leaders program Dear Sustainability Community and PSU Students, Faculty & Staff, Since the Fall of 2016, the Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) Student Fellows Program...
UNGA75 Take-Aways
With the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) now behind us, it is clear: the world is grappling with unprecedented challenges, and the only way to address them is through more global cooperation — not less.In many ways, COVID-19 has reflected what’s possible when...
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