Encyclopedia on Sustainable Living in the Post-Pandemic World

The initiative is featured as SDG Acceleration Action towards the Agenda 2030, with hashtag #SDGAction43888

This project contributes primarily to SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being.

Think Tank AlterContacts is preparing a collection of Sustainable Living practices. The goal is to bring knowledge and guidance to people from all backgrounds that would allow them to live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

Systemic Principles

The human being is a living, adaptive system, continuously interacting with natural ecosystems. Each component has some degree of influence on each other, through multiple biological and psychological pathways.

Nutrition for good Health

Food composition, dietary pattern, correct amount, and bio-synchronized meal routines provide both resources for metabolism and positive influence on cellular regulation.

Habitat and Living Space

Environmental exposures, the places and the conditions in which daily activities take place, can change the way we experience life, lower the stress levels and improve the conditions for well-being.

Mental Clarity

Attention practices, meditation and mindfulness studies report changes in stress- and inflammation-related epigenetic markers, impriving the response to stress, and possible opportunities for psychological recovery.

Movement and Dexterity

Conscious movements create physical demands that the body adapts to, with positive results. Scientific research documents changes in DNA methylation and other gene-regulatory processes following purpose-targeted and personalized exercise.

Related SDG Partnerships for Action

Certification as a Sustainable Living Guide

This certification program is designed for practitioners of yoga, nutrition, wellness, mental health, and similar specializations. The aim is to enrich your practice with the Simple Guiding Principles of Sustainable Living and give you the seal of quality that will set you apart.

Sustainable Makeover

Sustainable Makeover aims to help girls and young women from all backgrounds to amplify their talents and natural beauty, gain confidence in themselves, and embrace their potential to be the leaders of sustainable change. The initiative is registered in the UN SDG partnerships system. The toolkits produced for the program will be integrated with the Encyclopedia on Sustainable Living in the Post-Pandemic World.

We are grateful for the dedication and support of UN Volunteer writers:

Marcus Henry, Australia

Chantelle Moore, United States

Robert Adam Moir, Canada

Drishti Vaaid, India

Jenny Guo, China

Lethabo Ingrid Semakaleng Chilwane, South Africa

Prashanti Poudyal, Nepal

Nikita Rajagopal, India

Cath McLellan, Spain

Sonya Rose Stephen, United States

And UN volunteer editors: