RCE North East was established in 2007 and came out of the North East Education for Sustainable Development (EfSD).

The main purposes of the RCE are to

• encompass a new vision of education,

• empower people of all ages to assume responsibility for creating and enjoying a sustainable future, and

• find ways of promoting and implementing the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the initiative adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

RCE North East website

The proposal to UNU IAS was co-ordinated by Dr Aidan Doyle, Newcastle University, with co-authors Dr Caspar Hewett, The Great Debate and Prof Tony O'Donnell, former director of Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES). Click here for pdf of proposal.

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the great northern debate is an RCE North East project focused on six topics: Energy generation, Genetic modification, Developing Countries, Climate Change, Sustainable Education (Education, education, education?) and ‘What does sustainability mean?’

The project, which is an extension of The Great Debate's established Development, Sustainability and Environment series, will deliver

Click here for further details

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