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Professional Certificate inFoundations of Sustainable Development
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What you will learn

  • The role of people: from inequality, to poverty, to health and human rights.
  • The role of the planet: planetary boundaries, the value of renewable energy, and sustainable consumption of our natural resources.
  • The basics of the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Global governance: how do we move forward as a planet for sustainability?
  • Tipping points: the big three boundaries of the planet.

  • Expert instruction
    2 skill-building courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 6 months
    3 - 5 hours per week
  • Discounted price:$106.20 Original price:$118.00 USD
    For the full program experience

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SDGAcademyX's Foundations of Sustainable Development Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from SDG Academy (SDGAcademyX)

Jeffrey D. Sachs
Johan Rockström
Sarah Cornell
Garry Peterson
Carl Folke
Lisa Deutsch
Kevin Noone
Victor Galaz
Thomas Elmqvist
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Jeffrey D. Sachs

Professor

Columbia University

Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström

Co-Director

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Sarah Cornell
Sarah Cornell

Researcher

Stockholm Resilience Center

Garry Peterson
Garry Peterson

Professor, Head of Subject in Sustainability Science, and Co-Leader of Resilience for Transformation

Stockholm Resilience Center

Carl Folke
Carl Folke

Science Director and Co-Founder

Stockholm Resilience Center

Lisa Deutsch
Lisa Deutsch

Senior Lecturer

Stockholm Resilience Center

Kevin Noone
Kevin Noone

Professor

Stockholm University

Victor Galaz
Victor Galaz

Deputy Science Director and Associate Professor

Stockholm Resilience Center

Thomas Elmqvist
Thomas Elmqvist

Professor and Theme Leader, Urban Social-Ecological Systems and Globalization

Stockholm Resilience Center

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Discounted price:$106.20 Original price:$118.00 USD

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