The Sustainability and Conservation Leadership (SCL) Program of Old Dominion University was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It has been educating students since 2017. The VCC is a place for the alumni and current students of the program to interact and share experiences and resources. The VCC aims to increase awareness of the triple challenge of climate change, biodiversity and wildlife loss, and pollution and to develop feasible options to adapt to a changing world in support of thriving communities. The Community of Practice in the VCC seeks to establish a collaborative community of students of Old Dominion University and to create connections with stakeholders from local to global scales. The club focuses on the new leadership required to tackle the many challenges in safeguarding the Earth's life-support system.
If you have been/are a student in ODU's SCL program or are interested in interacting with these students, feel free to join the VCC as a member.
[Jul. 02, 2025] The Elizabeth River Project is currently hiring several seasonal environmental educators: The positions are for seasonal educators to help teach fall programming at Paradise Creek Nature Park (see announcement) and on the Learning Barge (see announcement).
[Mar. 21, 2025] Impact Learning Community in Sustainability Leadership:
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[Oct. 04, 2025] Planetary Health Check 2025 finds that seven of the nine Planetary Boundaries have been crossed : The Planetary Health Check 2025 concludes that seven out of nine Planetary Boundaries have been breached, with all of those seven showing trends of increasing pressure – suggesting further deterioration and destabilization of planetary health in the near future.
