A Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)

Starting 2005 the United Nations began their Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) aiming “at integrating the principles and practices of sustainable development [Agenda 21] into all aspects of education and learning, to encourage changes in knowledge, values and attitudes with the vision of enabling a more sustainable and just society for all.” [1, 2, 3]

UNESCO’s Global Action Programme (GAP) was launched at the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in November 2014 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. It focuses on generating and scaling up ESD action at all levels and in all areas of education, and in all sustainable development sectors. [4]

If we can shape the minds of children it will be easier to implement the Sustainable Development goals!