It is an inquiry into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on the perspective that the Earth is not just for humans. It was conceived through dialogue with children around the world in the Animal Conference on the Environment project.
Talk to Animals!
Message
The SDGs and
Animal SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations (UN) in
2015 as a blueprint for building a better and more sustainable world, with a total of 17 Goals and a target year of 2030 set for their achievement.
Where we stand now, about halfway through that timeline, what seems apparent is that, essentially, the way of thinking behind the SDGs is inextricably anthropocentric; that is, humancentered. Moreover, it seems that among people living lives of relative comfort and societal movers and shakers with ties to political institutions or industry and the like, there is the view that it may be feasible to reach the targets without making
appreciable changes to the status quo.
Be an animal!
Let's think!
Our Vision
1/3 for ourselves (humans)
1/3 for the animals (nature)
1/3 for the future
CLIMATE
ACTION
【Goal 13】
Take urgent action to prevent further negative impacts from climate change
LIFE ON
LAND
【Goal 15】
Ensure the survival of forests and work to prevent desertification, land degradation, and biodiversity loss
PARTNERSHIPS
FOR THE
GOALS
【Goal 17】
Work together with people from around the world to build societies with reliable sustainability
Community
Partners, Members
About US
Introduction of the lead organization
Animal SDGs was conceived in the fall of 2021 from the The Animal Conference on the Environment project promoted by Nurue Design Institute. This project started in 1997 with the Kyoto Conference on the Prevention of Global Warming (COP3). We have developed our own picture book series, animation series, and human resource development methods, and are conducting workshops with children, youth, and adults in Japan and around the world.
