What is sustainable development?

• The Problem: we are using more natural resources than Earth can re-produce -> our way of life is unsustainable.

• Sustainable development is: satisfying the needs of present generations so that future generations can fulfil their own needs

-> to live in way that is benefitial to economy, society and environment.

What is “Sustaining our Future” (SuFu) ?• It is AEGEE Flagship Project for 2008-2009• It is a project aiming for:

– a bit more green AEGEE -> more environmentally responsible (youth) organisations in Europe

– to raise understanding of the connections between culture, society, environment and our own lives

– to inform about the importance of sustainable development

• It is project run by 14 young people from all over Europe

What is a Flagship Project? • Every year AEGEE selects a focus to itself, a project

that all AEGEE bodies can contribute to –

a Flagship Project.

• Since Agora Valletta (spring 2007) a Flagship Project lasts 2 years.

• Flagship Project consists of different activities all around Europe: conferences, study visits, trainings, action days, publications, etc.

• The last 2 Flagship Projects focused on higher education and democracy in Europe

Who is SuFu team?

We are 14 active young people from Estonia, Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece, Romania and Turkey. <- European Day of Enviroment

think tank ->

Scandinavia project PR -> Think tank

urban conference Sustainability trainings -> <- think tank

Follow up -> Danube project

<- Fund raisingManager -> Projects Director (CD) ->

What is SuFu doing? May 15-17, 2008Pre launch: Youth Solar Days, Brussels June 5, 2008Kick off: European Day of the Environment, all over Europe June 9-13, 2008Conference “Changing Climate - Changing People?”,

Aachen & Bonn November 15-17, 2008Sustainable Student Days, Poznan September-December, 2008Survey: European youth and sustainable consumption

What is SuFu doing?

March 19-21, 2009Think tank “Create and In(ter)novate!”, Brussels March 30-April 5, 2009Seminar “Sustainable SCANdinavia”, Copenhagen June 5, 2009European Day of the Environment, all over Europe August 15-21, 2009Seminar “Danube – source of inspiration”, Danube Delta

What is SuFu doing?

September 7-13, 2009Seminar “Danube – the most international river in the

world”, Bratislava October 22-25, 2009Sustainability trainings concept meeting, Tartu October 31-November 8, 2009Conference “SuFu & the City”, about urban

environment, Madrid April-May, 2010Presenting the results’ booklet

Map of ouractivities

Also: partnership with IUCN• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of

Nature) - one of the biggest and most important environmental organisations in the world.

• In June 2008 AEGEE became official partner of Countdown 2010 – IUCN’s initative created to stop loss of biodiversity.

• By IUCN we were also invited to send youth statement to G8 summit in Japan. The statement can be found from our website.

• In October 2008, in IUCN congress we presented AEGEE and our project to major sustainability leaders in the world.

What can you do?

• Get informed by visiting our website• Participate in our events• Get involved by organising an event in your city

with us• Make your events more environmental friendly,

act in more sustainable way yourself• If you have some ideas of your own, just contact

us!

Find out more about us:

http://www.aegee.org/sustaininghttp://sufunews.blogspot.com (leave also a comment!)

Contact us at:

sustainingourfuture@gmail.com