Jena Declaration is the outcome of a conference on the cultural and regional dimensions of global sustainability, organized by the Jena based UNESCO Chair on Global Understanding for Sustainability. The ultimate aim of the declaration is to create momentum to enable a deep, but peaceful societal transformation towards living sustainably around the globe.

The Jena Declaration is calling for addressing sustainability by respecting cultural and regional diversity. LIFE Institute believes that better practices adopted by society can promote a change in the scenery of the current world and society. The International Standard on Sustainable Territorial Management, initiative coordinated by LIFE Institute, scales up the analysis and open opportunities for converging actions to achieve positive social, cultural, economic and environmental outcomes for territorial sustainability.