LEAD is conducting a study on the scope, limitations and trends in leadership development for sustainability and would like to invite all sustainability leaders to share their views on this important topic.
Read more: LEAD survey: tell us what you think about education and leadership for sustainability
LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa (LEAD SEA) will host this year's Pan-African Session of the LEAD Africa Fellowship training programme. The Session, entitled Population and Climate Change – Towards a Climate Compatible Development for Africa, will run from 10-15 September 2012.
Read more: LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa to host 2012 Pan African Session
LEAD Europe is now inviting applications for its 2012 programme.
The LEAD Europe programme will inspire participants with real-life examples of key sustainability issues, hone their personal leadership skills and develop their self-awareness and the ability to be an agent of change.
The 2012 Learning Journey:
E-Learning: 78 hours of study in your own time. Choose from our wide range of facilitated and self-study learning courses which you can access for up to 1 year.
Leadership Challenge Sessions: face-to-face team challenges will be held in London, Bucharest, Sofia and Lisbon. Choose your challenge and attend a 3.5 day event in October 2012.
Pan-European Learning: a 3.5 day event in May 2013 that brings together participants from across Europe.
To find out more about the programme and how to apply, visit the LEAD Europe website. The deadline for applications is Friday 11 May.
LEAD Canada will hold its annual meeting and an organizational planning session from 4-6 May 2012 in Ottawa. LEAD Canada has been an active participant in the planning and development of LEAD's new online learning platform, which will be launched in June. Part of the session will be used to review these new online materials, plan for the addition of Canadian content and explore the way that these courses can complement LEAD Canada's existing offering.
Read more: LEAD Canada annual meeting and business planning session
2012 is a milestone year for LEAD: not only will we celebrate our 20th anniversary, but we will also launch our new online learning platform.
LEAD was founded just prior to the 1992 Earth Summit in order to address the need for strong leadership in environment and development discussions. It is therefore fitting that 20 years later, we will return to Rio and celebrate our anniversary at the Rio+20 conference.
On Sunday 17 June we will hold a reception for LEAD Fellows, partners and other special guests. This event will not only celebrate LEAD's impact over the past 20 years but will also look forward, focusing on the leadership that we need to build a sustainable future.
A sustainable cities course developed by LEAD staff and Fellows has won the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) public vote and will be showcased at the Rio+20 conference in June 2012. LEAD's proposal, entitled 'Putting People First: Building Sustainable Cities with Communities,' attracted 942 votes, beating its nearest rival by over 400 votes.
LEAD has submitted a proposal to run a course on sustainable cities at the Rio+20 Conference in June 2012. The course will form part of SD-Learning: a capacity building event that aims to provide participants with practical knowledge and hands-on training from experts around the world. One of the courses will be selected by the public and we are therefore asking LEAD's Fellows, partners and friends to vote for us!
Read more: Help us showcase our work at Rio+20 – vote for LEAD's sustainable cities proposal!
The Environmental and Social Studies Group, a Civil Society Organisation co-founded by the late LEAD Fellow Jasmine Aguilar, has been awarded the 2012 UNDP Equator Prize.
The Equator Prize recognises and celebrates outstanding local initiatives that are working to advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities. One of this year's winners is the Environmental and Social Studies Group, which has received the award for its work in the central mountain region of Guerrero, Mexico, promoting local access to safe water and training communities in sustainable land management. As part of its work, the organisation has reforested more than 500 hectares of land in an important watershed area, established more than 60 organic farms, and undertaken terracing over 20 kilometres of hillside to reduce and prevent soil erosion.
The Environmental and Social Studies Group was co-founded in 1977 by the late LEAD Mexico Fellow Jasmine Aguilar. It seeks to help address sustainability challenges through social and environmental problem solving. One of its main areas of focus has been Guerrero, where the team has worked to secure full participation and democratic decision-making in the supply and distribution of water. Over the past three decades improvements to local watersheds have been pursued through reforestation, organic agriculture, and changes to livestock rearing practices. The organization also works with eight women's self-help groups to provide workshops and capacity building in the canning and drying of local foods, reintroducing traditional crops, building and maintaining organic vegetable gardens, and household level water management and sanitation systems.
Read more about the Environmental and Social Studies Group and the Equator Prize.
A number of LEAD India Fellows have been presented with honours or awards during the past few months.
Sudhir K Sinha (LEAD India, Cohort 12) was presented with the CSR Leadership Award at the Blue Dart Global CSR Awards, which were held in Mumbai, India on 18 February 2012.
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