Faculty Sustainability Resources

​​We are providing the third-party links below as a resource to the community.

17 Sustainable Development Goals

• 17 Sustainable Development Goal United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals
• 17 SDG Blocks for Classroom Use (PDF - 1.27MB)
• 17 SDG Blocks Assembly Instructions (DOC - 24KB)

Sustainability Ideas for Your Classroom and Everyday Life

Air Quality

• EPA Lesson Plans
• Air Now Air Quality Index

Biomimicry

• Biomimicry Design Lens 3.8
• Teach Engineering's Lesson on Biomimicry and Sustainable Design
• Sustainability Leaders Network Course in Biomimicry
• Janine Benyus TED Talk on Biomimicry in Action
• Janine Benyus TED Talk on Biomimicry's Surprising Lessons from Nature's Engineers

Business/Economics

• The Natural Step Case Studies
• Ceres: a sustainability nonprofit that works with the most influential investors and companies
• State of Green Business Report by GreenBiz

Climate Change

• American Public Health Association on Climate Change
• EPA: Climate Change Indicators in the United States
• Global Change.gov (includes National Climate Assessments)
• Climate.gov 2016 State of the Climate
• Reforestation: Impact on Climate
• World Climate Simulations

Climate Change Communication

• Is There a Climate "Spiral of Silence" in America?
• ecoAmerica's research on climate communication

Energy

• Energy 101 post-secondary curriculum by energy.gov
• Energy Literacy: Essential Principles for Energy Education
• Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Office of Clean Energy
• Energy Lab game by PBS Nova Labs

Food

• Aquaponics
  • Small Scale Aquaponic Food Production
  • Aquaponics by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
• Farming
  • Earth: A New Wild – Farming the Desert
  • How to Sustainably Feed 10 Billion People by 2050: A Five-Course Menu of Solutions for a Sustainable Food Future
  • A Five-Step Plan to Feed the World
  • While We Worry about Honeybees, Other Pollinators Are Disappearing
  • Homegrown Revolution

General Resources for Sustainability Education

• National Geographic Education Blog
• National Geographic Resource Library
• Global Footprint Network
• World Resources Institute

Health

• American Public Health Association on Climate Change
• Coral Reefs: Feeding and Protecting Us
• The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the U.S.: A Scientific Assessment

Mapping Tools

• Aries Explorer (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services)
• Smart Growth for Dallas – online mapping tool for Dallas resilience

Math in Nature

• Pi & The Fibonacci Sequence (PBS Learning Media)
• The Great Math Mystery (PBS)

Recycling Locator

• North Texas Recycling Locator / Time to Recycle

Science & Innovation

• NOVA Labs (PBS) on Clouds, Energy, Sun
• Earth Labs (SERC at Carleton College) on Climate, Corals, Drought, Earth Science System, Fisheries, Hurricanes

Soil Conservation

• International Year of Soils by Soil Science Society of America
• Unlock the Secrets of the Soil (USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service)
• Video: Edward Norton is The Soil (Conservation International)

Urban Resilience

• Do Your Storm Drains Keep the Ocean Trash Free? Activity (Science Buddies)
• Nature Works Everywhere – Education Tools and Resources by The Nature Conservancy

United Nations

• UN Sustainable Development Goals & Issues by United Nations
• Our Common Future (Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development)
• UN Environment Yearbooks (United Nations)
• IPCC Assessment Synthesis Report 5 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
• UN Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform (United Nations)

Video Resources

• Nature is Speaking – Video Series by Conservation International in several languages
• How to Assemble a Portable Solar Charger

Voting

• BeATexasVoter.org

Zero Waste

• Zero Waste Educational Hub

Professional Development

• EcoAmerica Summits and Forums
• EcoAmerica Research and Resources