These resources include digital books (many in multilingual formats), music, multimedia, and more. We invite teachers and students of all ages to explore these resources as they learn about environmentalism, sustainability, and climate change.
The film series Young Voices for the Planet provides a forum for youth to express their concerns and hopes for a sustainable future, starting now.
These websites offer free books to children on the topics of climate change and sustainability.
Global Nomads Group provides a forum for youth-led courses, storytelling and other modes of connection.
This Earth Charter project provides songs and lyrics about preserving Mother Earth. Available in English and Spanish.
Vanderbilt University's Center for Teaching provides an overview and tips for teaching about sustainability to university students.
ArcGIS Story maps combine maps, photographs and infographics to tell stories about our changing world. Many stories focus on climate change and sustainability.
Google Earth provides educational resource guides and instructional materials, many related to climate change. Many narratives also related to conservation and sustainability.
Teachers and students can create their own projects in Google Earth and share them with a worldwide audience.
The Greenzine is a forum for young people to share writing and images concerning the wellbeing of Planet Earth.
Project Drawdown offers solutions to apply sustainability methods to preserve and restore ecosystems and communities.
New Scientist features up-to-date news on the effects of climate change on the environment and efforts to confront it.
Acciona is an international engineering company that emphasizes sustainability solutions. The site resources are available in English and Spanish.
The IUCN is a member organization of both governmental and civil society organizations concerned with addressing problems that threaten the natural world.
Format: Searchable website of international photographs illustrating effects of climate change
The climate crisis explained in charts
Source: The Guardian
Environmental photographer of the year 2023 – in pictures
Source: The Guardian
Source: Visual Capitalist
Format: Infographics on topics related to sustainability and climate change
Format: Database of infographics, searchable by topic.
Format: animated timeline infographic of life forms and human impact on the earth. Infographics can be downloaded as posters.
Climate Risk and Reduction Portal (ClimRR)
Source: Argonne National Laboratory
Format: Database of climate & heat information for the United States
Ology is a website for youth from the American Museum of Natural History with online activities to learn about nature, the environment, and climate change.
Future Chicken is a site aimed at children and families. It provides videos, games, and teaching ideas on sustainability.
The National Academies consist of private, non-profit institutions with expertise to inform public policy and advance research.