Tigre is said to be the only town in Argentina that has 6 children’s orchestras, made up of more than 350 children from different neighbourhoods. This Argentinian town’s leadership in promoting community participation, preserving local culture and advancing sustainable tourism are some of its important initiatives to advance the UN’s Ten Principles and Sustainable Read more…
The US might be out of the Paris Agreement but San Francisco, a city leader on climate action, is standing firm. President Trump’s rejection of the Paris Agreement, on June 1, even coming as no surprise still sent shock waves throughout the world but his withdrawal of the US from Read more…
The long awaited research report on Chocolatão and the innovative cross-sectoral networks of Porto Alegre was recently presented to the city’s Mayor, Prefeito Jose Fortunati, bringing with it a refined development process model for cross-sectoral, participatory collaborative networks and a wealth of new achievement and impact. The ‘Sustainability and Citizenship Networks of Read more…
The north east Brazilian state of Maranhão has some of the most extreme levels of poverty in the country, affecting 20% of the population (in comparison to the 6% national average). In 2014, the state took a dramatic change in direction with the election of lawyer and former congressman, Flávio Dino Castro, Read more…