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My Community, Our Earth (MyCOE) - Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development
Description/achievement of initiative

The general goal of My Community, Our Earth -- Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development is to build geographically literate generations able to use this knowledge in their everyday lives to bring about true sustainable development. In particular, the Program seeks to provide students and international leaders with the opportunity to discover and address real issues in their communities and their regions with respect to sustainable development issues, particularly Agenda 21, WSSD topics, UNCSD themes, and the Millenium Development Goals.

Implementation methodologies

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

Governments:
Government of United States of America - Department of Agriculture
Government of United States of America - Department of Commerce
Government of United States of America - Department of State
Government of United States of America - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.(NOAA)
Government of United States of America - US Agency for Int'l Development (USAID)
Government of United States of America - US Geological Survey (USGS)

Major Groups:
3M (United States of America)
ERDAS (United States of America)
ESRI (United States of America)
Earthscape (United States of America)
National Geographic Society (United States of America)

UN System:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (Greece)
Inter-American Dev. Bank (United States of America)
Other intergovernmental organizations:

Other:
Association of American Geographers (United States of America)
Progress reports

Basic information
Time-frame: - 2022-12-31
Partners
Governments:
Government of United States of America - Department of Agriculture
Government of United States of America - Department of Commerce
Government of United States of America - Department of State
Government of United States of America - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.(NOAA)
Government of United States of America - US Agency for Int'l Development (USAID)
Government of United States of America - US Geological Survey (USGS)

Major Groups:
3M (United States of America)
ERDAS (United States of America)
ESRI (United States of America)
Earthscape (United States of America)
National Geographic Society (United States of America)

UN System:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (Greece)
Inter-American Dev. Bank (United States of America)
Other intergovernmental organizations:

Other:
Association of American Geographers (United States of America)
Countries
Contact information
United Nations