Introducing delegates to the Commission on Status of Women!

Welcome our newest Agents of Change!

The SustainUS youth delegation to the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-57) will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from March 4-15, 2013. The commission is dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. More information on the Commission can be found on their website. The following delegates will be following the conference, writing about their experiences, and meeting with other people working on the conference's theme, which is the "Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls."

Call for Papers: 2013 Citizen Science Paper Competition on Sustainable Development

2013 Citizen Science Research Paper Submissions!

You are invited to share your passion for addressing the world’s toughest challenges through sound science.

The Citizen Science science and technology paper competition for young researchers announces its 2013 annual youth science paper competition on original research related to sustainable development. Citizen Science is SustainUS's academic paper competition for young scientists age 13 to 26 who are based in the U.S.

Download the application here!

Interested in Guest Blogging for SustainUS?

Now is your opportunity to submit guest blogger content for the SustainUS blog! Our blog reaches a network of over 2000 activists, journalists, and youth leaders who are passionate about sustainable development. We are looking for bloggers who write about topics that complement our work, including the energy and environmental issues in the presidential campaign, the upcoming climate talks in Doha, new economic thinking, gender and development, biodiversity, climate change communication, or other sustainable development-related issues that interest you. We will also crosspost to the popular youth climate blog, We Are Powershift. Please send a short statement of interest describing your background and the topic(s) you intend to blog about. Please all direct submissions and questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We will make selections on a rolling basis. Happy sustainable writing!

In Sandy’s Wake, NJ Town Environmental Coordinator Journeys To UN Climate Summit Looking For Answers.

amanda When Amanda Nesheiwat stood before the Secaucus, New Jersey Town Council last week the Assemblymen had two questions for their enthusiastic 23-year-old environmental coordinator. First, could she help them understand the relationship between climate change and the horrific storm that had just devastated much of their town? And second, what could she tell them about her upcoming trip to the Middle East?

SustainUS supports efforts to break the silence on climate in the Presidential debates.

For the past 10 years we've been sending passionate and talented US youth, mostly high school and college students, to UN summits on climate change, sustainable development, biodiversity, and women's rights. In that time we've organized and built relationships with young people from all over the world who share our passion for saving our planet and the folks who live on it. Many of these young people come from small island states and other parts of the developing world that are far more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than anything we could imagine here in the US. These are our friends and they're depending on us to get our government to stop obstructing climate progress and become a global leader.

The next (and maybe last) opportunity for a meaningful and binding climate treaty is most likely going to be in 2015, right in the middle of the next Presidential term and yet we haven't heard either candidate lay out a serious plan for addressing the climate crisis. This isn't ok and we're not going to stand by and allow them to remain silent. We're thrilled to support Power Vote's campaign to break the silence on climate change and we hope you will too. Young people all over the world are counting on us.