IPCSD | Resources

In a collaborative approach, the Inter-Agency Platform on Culture for Sustainable Development also aims at highlighting efforts, research, analysis and initiatives led by respective UN entities. This Section reflects the diversity and density of resources that contribute to the global reflection on the contribution of culture to sustainable development, in particular in the context of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through culture.

Culture and Environment

The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Climate action
The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Indigenous people
The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Small Island Developing States
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Walk of Water: an Intergenerational Journey booklet
UNESCO Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change
Changing minds, not the climate
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
UNESCO's contribution to the UN Climate Change Conference - COP 27
World Heritage and Sustainable Development
UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)
Climate Change Education
Faith for Earth: A Call for Action
Environment, Religion and Culture in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook
The role of Environmental and Spiritual Ethics in Galvanizing Nature Based Solutions
The Role of Environmental and Spiritual Ethics in Global Environmental Governance
People and Planet: Faith in the 2030 Agenda
Strategy for the Role of Faith-based actors on Ecosystem Restoration
Faith for Earth Initiative
Online training courses on Faith and 8 thematic areas
Conversation Circles Guidebook

Culture and Rights

SDG Summit 2023: 鈥淐ulture is more than just an 鈥渆nabler鈥 of sustainable development"

Press Release

Promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy
UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
Individual rights and respect for all cultures
Cultural rights as human rights
The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Culture and Social inclusion
Right to participate in cultural life
Human rights and cultural perspectives
Leverage Rights to Artistic Freedom in Zimbabwe
Art Lab for Human Rights and Dialogue

Culture and Education

MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration
Seoul Agenda: Goals for the Development of Arts Education
Road Map for Arts Education
Harnessing culture in times of crises
World Heritage Education Programme
UNESCO clearinghouse on living heritage and education
Incorporating education for sustainable development into world heritage education: a teacher's guide
The Contribution of education to cultural development
The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Culture and Education