The document provides updates on the Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) network, including: 1. There are now 72 RCEs globally, with 6 new RCEs acknowledged in 2021-2022. Between 2015-2019, RCE projects addressed many UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2. Upcoming activities in 2022 include RCE regional meetings and a youth art challenge on biodiversity. A global RCE conference is planned for 2023. 3. The RCE network's roadmap for 2021-2030 focuses on four strategic priority areas and includes annual and mid-term evaluations of progress. RCEs are asked to submit project reports annually and keep profile pages updated.

1. RCE updates: 2021-2022
Global RCE Service Centre
SUPPORTED BY
11th Americas RCE Meeting
3-5 October, 2022 - Salisbury, MD, United States
Day 1

2. Outline
1. Updates since the 10th Americas meeting
2. Planned activities in 2022
3. Roadmap 2021-2030 and reporting

3. Global RCE Network
1-1. RCE
 ESD for 2030
 SDGs
• A mechanism to translate global sustainability
goals into local actions
• A multi-stakeholder network to promote
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
at the local level
• Functions as an innovative platform and a
living laboratory to facilitate transformative
education and interdisciplinary and cross-
sectoral collaboration
Link

4. Global RCE Network
1-2. Global RCE Network
RCEs in the world
38
29
72
46
Afrca & Middle East
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
ASIA-PACIFIC (2)
RCE Suzhou, China
RCE Gwangmyeong, Republic of Korea
EUROPE (1)
RCE Zurich, Switzerland
AMERICAS (2)
RCE Detroit Windsor, Canada-USA
RCE Hawaiʻi, USA
(as of October 2022)
6 new RCEs
 Newly acknowledged RCEs in 2021/22
RCEs in the regions
Link

5. 1-3. RCE Projects
RCE projects during the Global Action Programme on ESD (2015-2019)
479 projects in 46 countries
UNU-IAS (2020)
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Besides SDG 4, most projects are contributing to:
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 14 & 15 (Life below water & Life on Land)
• SDG 12 (Sustainable production and consumption)

6. 1-3. RCE Projects
RCE projects in Americas during the Global Action Programme on ESD
(2015-2019)
20
44
47
13
41
28
35
32
43
54
50
46
22
45
26
27
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
SDG 1 SDG 2 SDG 3 SDG 5 SDG 6 SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 9 SDG 10 SDG 11 SDG 12 SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15 SDG 16 SDG 17
ESD projects of RCEs in the Americas by the SDG featured in the initiative (2015-2019)
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7. 1-3. RCE Projects
RCE projects in Americas during the Global Action Programme on ESD
(2015-2019)
26
44
54
48
131
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Priority Action Area 1 Priority Action Area 2 Priority Action Area 3 Priority Action Area 4 Priority Action Area 5
ESD projects of RCEs in the Americas by GAP Priority Acton Area (2015-2019)

8. 1-3. RCE Projects
RCE projects in Americas during the Global Action Programme on ESD
(2015-2019)
20
42
25
15
76
15 14
32
28
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Disaster Risk
Reducation
Traditional Knowledge Agriculture Arts Curriculum
Development
Eco-Tourism Forests & Trees Plants & Animals Waste
ESD projects of RCEs in the Americas by theme of projects (2015-2019)

9. 1-3. RCE Projects
RCE projects in Americas during the Global Action Programme on ESD
(2015-2019)
60%
1%
21%
18%
ESD projects of RCEs in the Americas by leading institution (2015-2019)
Higher Education Institution
City Government
NGO
Other

10. Tackling Climate Action at the Local Level:
Education for Sustainable Development Projects
from the Global RCE Network
(UNU-IAS 2021)
1-4 RCE Projects: Climate Change & Education
Publication & Video RCE Youth Webinar
RCE Youth Art Challenge
‘Youth Voices on Climate Change, Action for Sustainability’
In commemoration of International Youth Day
CPO26 Side Event
‘Arts & Science: The New Inspiration’
Outstanding Artwork
Link Link
Link

11. 1-4. RCE Projects: Biodiversity & Education
Engaging Communities for Biodiversity Conservation:
Education for Sustainable Development
Projects from the Global RCE Network
(UNU-IAS 2022)
Publication & Video AP: RCE Cebu (Philippines), RCE Tongyeong (Korea), RCE Greater
Western Sydney (Australia) , RCE Sundarbans (Bangladesh)
Africa: RCE Zaria (Nigeria), RCE South Rift (Kenya), RCE Greater
Pwani (Kenya)
Americas: RCE Saskatchewan (Canada), RCE Guatemala
(Guatemala), RCE Critiba-Parana (Brazil)
Europe: RCE Helsinki Metropolitan (Finland) , RCE Warsaw
Metropolitan (Poland)
Link
Online session at the Sustainability
Research & Innovation Congress 2022
Link
Video with the RCE member's interview
Link

12. RCE Projects: Biodiversity & Education

13. Outstanding Flagship Projects (11) Acknowledged Flagship Projects (14)
Honourable Mentions (4)
1-5. RCE Award 2021

14. Date Regional Meeting & Title Host RCE
19-21 Jul 2022
14th
Asia-Pacific Meeting
”Empowering Local Wisdom for Education for Sustainable
Development "
RCE Greater Gombak
（Malaysia）
3-5 Oct 2022 11th
Americas Meeting
“Now, More than Ever! The RCE Network as a Peace Leader!' ”
RCE Salisbury
（USA）
11-13 Oct 2022
European Meeting (Part 2)
"Greater than the Sum of the Parts; Strengthening the
European RCE Network for ESD"
RCE Fryslân
（The Netherlands）
28-30 Nov 2022 12th
African Meeting
"Role of African RCEs in Climate Action"
RCE Greater Nairobi
（Kenya）
2. Planned activities in 2022
 RCE Regional Meetings in 2022
 Global RCE Conference in 2023
Open call for hosting RCE events in 2023 to be made November 2022-31 January 2023 (tentative).

15. Date Events/activities
12 August, 2 pm – 4 pm (JST) RCE Youth Webinar
‘Art, Actions, and Perspectives for Biodiversity Conservation ‘
Mid-August – 30 September RCE Youth Art Challenge (Call for submission)
‘Youth Voices and Actions for Biodiversity and Sustainability’
19 July– 9 September RCE Award 2022 (Call for application)
14-15 December 17th Meeting - Ubuntu Committee of Peers for the
RCEs
2. Planned activities in 2022

16. Conference RCE
21 June Session ‘Enacting Biodiversity Education and
Transformative Learning within Communities: Lessons and
Actions from the Global RCE Network’ at Sustainability
Research & Innovation Congress (SRI)
RCE Cebu, RCE Zaria,
RCE South Rift
16 September Session ’The Role of Higher Education in Transforming
Climate Education & Environment Lifelong Learning for All’
at Transforming Education Summit (hybrid)
RCE Greater Western
Sydney
6 October Session ‘How ICT can contribute to skills development in
rural and remote areas’ at CASIE 2022 (online) ‘ICT-enabled
Skills Development in Rural and Remote Areas’.
Review of more than
100 RCE cases
15 November Session ‘Beyond Classrooms: Education as a mechanism for
community climate action” on the ACE Day in COP 27
Action Hub (Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt)
RCE Denmark and
RCE Bogota
3. Contribution of RCEs to international/regional conferences

17. 3. RCE Roadmap 2021-2030
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3
4
Strategic Priority Areas

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Level 1
• Annual Review by individual RCEs by local/regional stakeholders
Level 2
• Review of individual RCE’s monitoring results and share trends and findings at
annual RCE regional meetings
Level 3
• Review of the regional analysis at the bi-annual global RCE conferences
• Mid-term review in 2025/2026
Monitoring and Evaluation
*The process will be replicated for the second half of the decade.

19. • Ensure you submit your RCE PROJECTS on the RCE
Portal at least once a year
• Close date: 31 December 2022
Note: If no projects are submitted in a 3-year period
(1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022), the RCE will be deemed
inactive. The Global RCE Service Centre reserves the
right to de-list inactive RCEs.
• Keep your RCE PROFILE PAGE up-to-date
Submission of Project Report and update of Profile Page

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 RCE Portal Site  E-Bulletin  Facebook
Communication

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feedback on the RCE Portal
• As one of our key
communication channels, we
would like to understand your
thoughts on the content,
structure, and design
• The survey should take no
longer than 20 minutes to
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