If you are a STUDY ABROAD STUDENT, follow these simple
steps to get started:
a) Increase your
AWARENESS of the principles of sustainable travel by
reading the article “Going Global: Sustainable travel and study
abroad" on the
Awareness page.
b)
ACT by taking the
Green Passport Pledge to become a member of the GP (or what we
refer to as a “Green Passport Holder”) and enact the principles of
sustainable travel while you are living and learning overseas. As a
GP Holder we recommend you take actions such as reducing your
carbon footprint and offsetting your flight, researching an aspect
of sustainability while you’re abroad*, and/or teaching or
volunteering.
c)
ADVOCATE for and
REPORT on sustainable travel. Share what you’ve learned
while you were abroad by posting your photos, articles, videos, and
commentaries to the GP website. We also encourage you to take the
information you’ve learned about global sustainability and the
Green Passport Program back to your home campus by becoming a GP
ambassador and/or giving presentations on your findings to your
campus community.
By taking the pledge, we commend you for interest and dedication to
the critical issues facing our planet! We hope that you will
continue to be involved in the Green Passport Program when you
return “home” by voicing your concerns about issues regarding the
environment and social justice, especially as related to what you
learned during your travels and studies abroad. We also hope that
you will also be able to connect with others who have similar
interests and with whom you can engage on these critical topics.
Feel free to start new forum topics and user groups based on your
own interests and be sure to
contact us if you
have recommendations for how the GP can be more useful and/or
interesting for you.
*The GP Program is seeking to develop grants that will fund student
research projects. Please contact us for more details.
If you are an EDUCATION ABROAD PROFESSIONAL, click on the
Advisers
page for more information on how to participate.