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Measuring Progress
How to Use Tableau Carbon Footprint Carbon Offsets Education for Sustainability Local and Global Impact Smart Growth Sustainable Water Use Waste Minimization Progress Summary (Table)
Guiding Commitments
Sustainability at UMD Climate Action Plan Sustainability Council Goals AASHE STARS Report
Celebrating Stories
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Partnering for the Goals
SDG 1: No Poverty SDG 2: Zero Hunger SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being SDG 4: Quality Education SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 13: Climate Action SDG 14: Life Below Water SDG 15: Life on Land SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Climate Action Plan Carbon Offset Program Resilience to the Changing Climate Climate Justice Climate Emotions Climate Research
How to Use Tableau Carbon Footprint Carbon Offsets Education for Sustainability Local and Global Impact Smart Growth Sustainable Water Use Waste Minimization Progress Summary (Table)
Sustainability at UMD Climate Action Plan Sustainability Council Goals AASHE STARS Report
SustainableUMD News Maryland Today: Sustainability Climate Change Research Other Resources for Sustainability at UMD
SDG 1: No Poverty SDG 2: Zero Hunger SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being SDG 4: Quality Education SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 13: Climate Action SDG 14: Life Below Water SDG 15: Life on Land SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals

UN Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education

 

UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

 

UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Learn more about these Global Goals 


Stories related to UMD's Education for Sustainability Goals

UMD Research Changes Lives: AI-Based Crowdsourcing, Analysis of Posts Can Aid Emergency Response

To Fight Wildfires, Look to Social Media, UMD Researcher Says

July 29, 2025 -- UMD Research Changes Lives: AI-Based Crowdsourcing, Analysis of Posts Can Aid Emergency Response

 

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Fires spread through the Brasilia National Forest in the middle of the dry season in July 2024. Last year saw a record extent of forest loss globally, with the area destroyed by fires surging.

Pulling the Global Fire Alarm

May 23, 2025 -- UMD’s Unique Forest-Monitoring Capabilities Revealed an Alarming Wildfire Spike

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A new UMD-led study used long-term satellite observations to map out heat waves over 20 years, showing significant increases in marine heat waves in the Chesapeake Bay.

Satellites Offer New View of Chesapeake Bay’s Marine Heat Waves

May 23, 2025 -- UMD-led Study Reveals ‘Significant Increases’ in Yearly Swelter, but Not All Regions Are Warming Equally

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Wendy Powers has led the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences as Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean since 2022.

Wash State Dean Tapped to Lead College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

May 16, 2025 -- Wendy Powers to Advance College’s Academic, Research Missions, Commitment to Serve Public Good

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Earth

6 Terps Who Changed Sustainability at UMD

Apr 22, 2025 -- Academic Minor, Composting, Campus ReUse Store Among Initiatives Started by Faculty, Staff and Students

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fish, water bottle, frog, person holding bag of groceries, person holding stack of serving strays, dresser with two drawers

Foiling Food Waste, Battling Plastic Bottles: UMD Sustainability Fund’s Victories

Oct 04,2024 -- 300 Projects Later, Grant Program Keeps Greening Campus

 

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students examine reindeer jaw

Around the World With Adventurous Terps

Sep 04, 2024 -- From the Fjords of Norway to the Peaks of Peru, Students Studied, Researched and Did Good This Summer

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Poverty, by America book

‘Poverty Is an Injury’

Aug 29, 2024 -- First Year Book Asks Why Income Inequality Persists in America

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students work on art installation

New Ideas for Used Materials

Aug 16, 2024 -- Art Class Designs Maryland Day Installation From Found Objects

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