{{Short description, Declaration for sustainability The Talloires Declaration is a declaration for

sustainability Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

, created for and by presidents of institutions of higher learning.

Jean Mayer Jean Mayer (19 April 1920 – 1 January 1993) was a French-American scientist best known for his research on the physiological bases of hunger and the metabolism of essential nutrients, and for his role in shaping policy on world hunger at bo ...

, Tufts University president, convened a conference of 22 universities in 1990 in Talloires, France. This document is a declaration that institutions of higher learning will be world leaders in developing, creating, supporting and maintaining sustainability. The registrar for the declaration is the

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–based organisatio
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
(ULSF). As of 1 February 2017, 502 college and university presidents hav
signed the declaration
These span 55 countries on five continents, with 170 in the United States alone.

Original signatories

*Jean Mayer, President and Conference convener, Tufts University, United States *Professor Julian Crampton, Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton, United Kingdom * Michele Gendreau-Massaloux, Rector, l' Academie de Paris, France * Prof. Moonis Raza, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, India *Constance W. Curris, President, University of Northern Iowa, United States *Wesley Posvar, President,

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, United States *Augusto Frederico Muller, President, Fundacao Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso,

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*Calvin H. Pimpton, President and emeritus, American University of Beirut,

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

*T. Navaneeth Rao, Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, India * Stuart Saunders, Vice Chancellor and Principal,

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) (, ) is a public university, public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest univer ...

, Union of South Africa *David Ward, Vice Chancellor, University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States *Pablo Arce, Vice Chancellor, Universidad Autonoma de Centro America,

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

*Boonrod Binson, Chancellor, Chulalongkorn University,

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

*Adamu, Nayaya Mohammed, Vice Chancellor,

Ahmadu Bello University The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

* Mario Ojeda Gómez, President, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico *Pavel D. Sarkisow, Rector, D. I. Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology, Russia * Akilagpa Sawyerr, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana,

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

*Carlos Vogt, President, Universidade Estadual de Campinas,

*Xide Xie, President Emeritus, Fudan University,

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

*L. Avo Banjo, Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan,

*Robert W. Charlton, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Witwatersrand, Union of South Africa

External links

Registrar for signatories of Talloires Declaration
Environmental treaties 1990 in France 1990 in the environment 1990 treaties Haute-Savoie