My Community, Our Earth

My Community, Our Earth Project: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development (MyCOE) project is a partnership to encourage youth to use geographic tools and concepts to address local issues of sustainability. By participating in MyCOE, young people from around the world can examine and learn more about environmental issues, determine patterns and trends, and propose solutions to the challenges they study.

To celebrate the start of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, My Community, Our Earth (MyCOE) recently held a student contest. Youth from middle school, secondary school, and university levels from around the world submitted maps and descriptions of the local projects on sustainable development issues which they conducted using MyCOE resources. Click here to view a gallery of the finalist projects and here to download a document with more details about the competition.

How can I participate?

Explore our partnership activities.
Look through past student projects as a model for your own community project

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Where can I get help?

Free resources and mentors are available for students looking to conduct their own community projects or simply learn more about geographic concepts, geographic tools, and sustainable development.