![Hands holding blocks and cards for Future Builder SustainABLE activity](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/splashy_hero_large/public/images/catalog/SustainABLE_FutureBuilder_activityguide1.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=zFNhC4YL)
Sustainability
Profesional Development
![Sustainability and Museums: Cover Guide featuring a father and young child interacting with a giant balloon](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2021-05/Sustainability%20Guide_2021%20cover.jpg?h=16ec4b77&itok=gp7rVJwX)
Professional Resources for Sustainability
Sustainability Fellowship
Activities
![Two decks of cards from the Cards for Humanity Activity](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2024-03/screenshot_2024-03-05_at_12.09.17_pm.png?h=74e8de19&itok=fEGDr5PY)
Games for the Future
![Image of various crafting materials for the Watch and Create activity](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/materials_cropped.jpg?itok=dRmme0LF)
Watch and Create! Creativity For Sustainability
![Sustainable Futures logo in full color](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/_susfuturespub_logo_v_color_500px.jpg?itok=lgXKWbEd)
Ecosystem Engineers
![Explore Science: Sustainable Futures logo in full color](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/_susfuturespub_logo_v_color_500px_0.jpg?itok=UaARS5Sk)
Good Life Challenge
![Sustainable Futures logo in full color](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/_susfuturespub_logo_v_color_500px.jpg?itok=lgXKWbEd)
Imagine Our Community 2100
![Young learner sorting colored marbles into three different colored boxes using a tube and funnel](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/SustainABLE_WaterRoll_activityguide2.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=XZfE4odB)
Water Roll
![Materials image of the Future Builder activity featuring wooden colored blocks and an explanation guide](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/future_builder.jpg?itok=c75fm5WU)
Future Builder
![Image of three young learners looking at recycled materials card](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/SustainABLE_CreativeReinvention_activityguide1.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=oso8c2tI)
Creative Reinvention
![Illustration of a person in an astronaut suit holding up their hand for a high five](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2020-08/High%20five%20for%20the%20future%20banner.png?h=67b94d4c&itok=XGe_RLhW)
High Five for the Future
![hands drawing an image prompted by a card that pictures a changing community](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/SustainABLE_MyCommunity_activityguide2.jpg?itok=adc-NKS6)
My Community
![Image of kids lined up preparing for a game of Systems Scramble](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/SustainABLE_SystemsScramble_activityguide.jpg?itok=L8QDfrHm)
Systems Scramble
Projects
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Sustainability in Science and Technology Museums
![Sustainable Futures logo](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/_susfutures_logo_v_color500px.png?itok=1C24Rhs_)
Sustainable Futures
![Child using putting marbles into tube with funnel in Water Roll SustainABLE kit activity](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/2020-12/Hero%20Sustainable%20kit%208T3B0432.jpg?h=567ae0da&itok=HWidDjzU)
SustainABLE Kit
Online Workshops
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Online Workshop Recording: Sustainability in Museums Around the World: Working Together to Create a Sustainable Future (Part 1)
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Online Workshop Recording: Sustainability and Museum Operations: Practices, Partnerships, and Resources to Help Your Organization Become More Sustainable (Part 2)
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Online Workshop Recording: Sustainability and Museum Visitors: Exhibits, Programs, and Other Ways to Engage the Public (Part 3)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
![Sustainable Development Goals Poster with icons for each goal](/sites/default/files/styles/copy_50/public/2024-03/Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%20Poster%20E%20SDG%20Poster%202019_without%20UN%20emblem_WEB.png?itok=hyDhESge)
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UN Sustainable Development Goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals
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UN Sustainable Development Goals graphics
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/news/communications-material/ -
UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Goals report
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000247444
More Resources
- Many additional resources are compiled in the NISE Network Sustainability and Museums: A Workbook for Improving Operations, Engaging Communities, and Creating Partnerships
- Educational Resources
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The Cloud Institute has a variety of frameworks and curricula
https://cloudinstitute.org/cloud-publication -
National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI)
https://climateinterpreter.org/resources -
Several sustainability scholars, led by Arnim Wiek, wrote a useful framework for thinking about capacities for sustainability
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-011-0132-6
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- Facilities and Operations
- Association of Zoos & Aquariums Green Practices guides
https://www.aza.org/green-practices - The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) program includes a certification program and best practices for improving operations
https://leed.usgbc.org
- Association of Zoos & Aquariums Green Practices guides
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Purchasing and Procurement Policies
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Canadian Museum Association
https://www.museums.ca/document/1147/Chapter_7.pdf -
National Association of State Procurement Officials
https://www.naspo.org/green-purchasing-guide
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- Exhibits Design
- Sustainable Exhibition Design & Construction Toolkit (v4 February 2023)
- Mindful Materials Museum Exhibition Materials Pledge
https://www.mindfulmaterials.com/museum-pledge - The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Green Exhibit Checklist (2012)
Annual Events
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (March 4)
- UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/engineering
- NISE Network engineering resources https://www.nisenet.org/engineering
Earth Hour (mid-March)
- www.earthhour.org
- NISE Network Earth Day resources: www.nisenet.org/earthday
- NISE Network climate change resources: https://www.nisenet.org/climatechange
- NISE Network water resources: https://www.nisenet.org/water
- NISE Network energy resources: https://www.nisenet.org/energy
Earth Day (April 22)
National Environmental Education Week (week of Earth Day)
- NISE Network compilation of resources and activities: www.nisenet.org/earthday
- NISE Network climate change resources: https://www.nisenet.org/climatechange
- NISE Network water resources: https://www.nisenet.org/water
- NISE Network energy resources: https://www.nisenet.org/energy
- www.earthday.org website
- National Environmental Education Foundation: https://www.neefusa.org/education/eeweek
National Public Works Week (mid-May)
- American Public Works Association resources
- NISE Network engineering resources https://www.nisenet.org/engineering
World Environment Day (June 5)
- United Nations World Environment Day website: https://www.un.org/en/events/environmentday/
- UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/environmentday
- https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/
Campus Sustainability Month (October)
Earth Science Week (second full week in October) (October 10-16, 2021)
- www.earthsciweek.org
- Explore Science: Earth and Space toolkits
- NISE Network climate change resources: https://www.nisenet.org/climatechange
- NISE Network water resources: https://www.nisenet.org/water
- NISE Network energy resources: https://www.nisenet.org/energy
America Recycles Day (November 15)
![Working with STEM Experts Guide cover including an image of expert puring a liquid and using a strainer with a girl and her family at a museum public event](/sites/default/files/styles/copy_50/public/2021-10/Working%20with%20STEM%20Experts%20Guide%20cover%20including%20an%20image%20of%20expert%20%20puring%20a%20liquid%20and%20using%20a%20strainer%20with%20a%20girl%20and%20her%20family%20at%20a%20museum%20public%20event%20CREDIT%20Marbles%20Kids%20Museum%20CROPPED.jpg?itok=O819TbQo)
Finding STEM Experts
- See the "Environmental Science" section of Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings