Education for Sustainable Development
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) empowers people with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to change the way they think and act towards a sustainable future.
UNESCO aims to transform society by changing what, where and how we learn in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and meet the global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. It seeks to improve access to quality education on sustainable development at all levels and in all social contexts. ESD reorientates education so that individuals of all ages are encouraged to be responsible actors and change-makers, who resolve challenges collaboratively and contribute to creating a more sustainable world.
Learn more about UNESCO’s work on Education for Sustainable Development : https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-sustainable-development
The Yawanawá Life Plan
The Yawanawá communities have established governance and a plan to protect their well-being in the Gregorio River indigenous reserve in the Brazilian Amazon.
TAGMA
TAGMA is building the first network of sustainable public schools in Latin America. The aim of this association? To train change agents in all sectors of society, able to build a sustainable future.
Reforzando el conocimiento ancestral
In Panama, around the Darién National Park, local populations are disconnected from the world. A project has been devised by citizens to give the indigenous people access to information and to be able to defend their land rights.
Red Campus Sustentable
Cooperating to educate for sustainability is the principle of the Red Campus Sustentable network. A pioneering citizen initiative that enables higher education institutions to adapt to sustainability.
Training Youth in production and processing of agroecological vegetables and fruits
Getting young people back into farming and ensuring the production of healthy food in Chile are two key issues for Maryanne Muller and her team. With the Origen Foundation, she has created an agroecological school in the Pirque region.
Razdelny Sbor
There is a lack of separate waste collection infrastructure in Russia for individuals. The Razdelny Sbor movement helps citizens to set up selective collection systems.
Phool – A Story Of Change
In India, the fragrance of sacred flowers has inspired Ankit Agarwal. This scientist avoids the pollution of the Ganges by floral waste discarded by temples by recycling it into incense sticks and cones and creating jobs for women in marginalized sections.
Fuji Kindergarten
To preserve children’s understanding of the natural environment, the Fuji Montessori School in Tokyo designed a special building. Its roof is the only play equipment.
Rise for Nature
The Rise for Nature project was initiated by citizens, volunteers of CCREAD-Cameroon. A holistic and integrated approach that ensures it is fully community-based.
Instituto Juruá
Rural communities have a central role in the conservation of biodiversity. Based on this conviction, ecologists and researchers formed Instituto Juruá for the Conservation of the Amazon.
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