Tokyo declaration of HOPE, 2009 (external link)
A commitment to action by ESD Educators and Facilitators (This declaration was adopted at the issue of the ACCU (Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO) organized Asia-Pacific Forum for ESD Educators and Facilitators in Tokyo, in August 2009)

  Charter for an Alliance of French Universities in Fostering Sustainable Development, 2008 (external link, in French)
On 3 July 2008, the French Conférence des Présidents d’Universités (CPU) has adopted a charter for the alliance of French universities in fostering sustainable development.

  Lucerne Declaration on Geographical Education for Sustainable Development, 2007 (external link, French)
The International Geographical Union (IGU) and Commission on Geographical Education (CGE) see the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014 as an opportunity to confirm its commitment to education for sustainable development. They adopted a “Declaration on Geographical Education for Sustainable Development” (Lucerne, 2007-07-31). The declaration extends the foundational International Charter on Geographical Education (1992).

  Declaration on the Responsibility of Higher Education for a Democratic Culture - Citizenship, Human Rights and Sustainability, 2006 (external link)
The ‘Council of Europe Global Network for Higher Education and Democratic Culture' developed and adopted, on the 23rd June 2006 in Strasbourg, a Declaration on the Responsibility of Higher Education for a Democratic Culture – Citizenship, Human Rights and Sustainability.

  The Graz declaration, 2005 (external link)
The Graz Declaration was drafted at the conference held from 20-23 April 2005 in Graz (Austria). It addresses in particular the forthcoming Ministerial conference in Bergen to the Bologna-Process and asks Ministers to take appropriate action to incorporate the principle of sustainable development in the establishment of the European Higher Education Area.

  Declaration of Barcelona, 2004 (external link)
The declaration of Barcelona is the result of the work of the Engineering Education in Sustainable Development (EESD) 2004 conference scientific committee. The declaration gathers the orientations to be taken to integrate sustainable development in engineering education.

  Cape Town Declaration on Research for Sustainable Development, 2002 (external link)
In Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, on 28 July 2002, the Cape Town Declaration was adopted by the Ministers responsible for Research, Science and Technology in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States present at this time at the Cape Town Forum. 

  Ubuntu Declaration on Education and Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, September 2002
Declaration issued by 11 of the World’s foremost global educational organizations and scientific academies (one being IAU) at Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, stating that there is a need to integrate a sustainable development focus into the curriculum at every level of education, starting in primary school.
Background (rtf, 40 kb) - Declaration (rtf, 40 kb)

  Joint Declaration on Higher Education and the General Agreement on Trade in Services, 2001 (external link)
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is a multilateral, legally enforceable agreement covering international trade in services. Education services, including higher education, are one of the 12 broad sectors included in the agreement. The declaration with respect to the GATS in education services was signed by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), American Council on Education (ACE), European University Association (EUA), Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and 60 recognized institutional and programmatic accreditors in the United States.

  Lüneburg Declaration (rtf, 68 kb), on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, October 2001
The Lüneburg Declaration was adopted by the GHESP partners (IAU, ULSF, Copernicus Campus and Unesco), on 10 October 2001 in Lüneburg, Germany, on the occasion of the International COPERNICUS Conference, "Higher Education for Sustainability Towards the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10)" held at the University of Lüneburg 8 10 October 2001.

  Earth Charter, 2000 (external link)
Shared values, principles and aspirations on sustainable development compiled by The Earth Charter Initiative.

  World Declaration on Higher Education For the Twenty-First Century: Vision and Change and Framework for Priority Action for Change and Development in Higher Education, 1998 (external links)
Declaration in which sustainable development in higher education plays an important role. It was adopted by the World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE) on 9 October 1998.

  Thessaloniki Declaration (rtf, 44 kb), December 1997
Declaration presented and unanimously adopted by the 83 countries present at the International Conference on Environment and Society Education and Public Awareness for Sustainaility, organised in Thessaloniki by UNESCO and the Government of Greece, from 8-12 December 1997.

  Declaration of Barbados, 1994 (external link)
Declaration adopted by the States participating in the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Bridgetown, Barbados 25 April - 6 May 1994.

  CRE-Copernicus Charter, 1994
Charter written by the CO-operation Programme in Europe for Research on Nature and Industry through Coordinated University Studies whose aim is to bring together universities and other concerned sectors of society from all parts of Europe to promote a better understanding of the interaction between man and the environment and to collaborate on common environmental issues.
Background (rtf, 40 kb) Charter (external link)

  IAU Kyoto Declaration, 1993
IAU Declaration adopted by 90 universities leaders that embodies the language and substance of both the Halifax Declaration and the Swansea Declaration.
Background (rtf, 40 kb) - Declaration -  Action Plan (rtf, 36 kb)

  Swansea Declaration (rtf, 36 kb), 1993
Declaration released at the conclusion of the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ fifteenth Quinquennial Conference, Swansea, Wales, August 1993

  Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992 (external link)
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janerio, Brazil, June 1992.
Chapter 36 (rtf, 68 kb): Promoting Education, Public Awareness and training of AGENDA 21, (source: the Report of the United Nations Conference on Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992)

  Halifax Declaration (rtf, 94 kb) ,1991
Follow-up to the Halifax Conference on University Action for Sustainable Development, Halifax, December 9-11, 1991

  Talloires Declaration, 1990 (external link)
Declaration adopted at the Tuft University European Center, Talloires, France, October 1990

  Stockholm Declaration, 1972 (external link)
Declaration adopted at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, June 1972