Education for sustainable development for 2030 toolbox
The sets out the urgent challenges facing the planet and underlines the implementation of the Education for Sustainable Development: Towards achieving the SDGs (ESD for 2030) framework, which aims to increase education鈥檚 role in building a more just and sustainable world.
To complement the ESD for 2030 roadmap, this toolbox provides selected resources that support Member States, regional and global stakeholders in developing activities. Through five priority action areas and under six key areas of implementation, ESD supports the successful achievement of the SDGs and addresses the urgent sustainability challenges of the 21st century.
Policy-makers play a crucial role in fostering global sustainable development by creating an enabling environment for the widespread implementation of ESD.
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Supports the goals of the UN Decade for ESD and helps to initiate the process of re-orienting education towards sustainable development. - (2017)
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Learning institutions need to be transformed so that students learn what they live and live what they learn. This whole-institution approach must align with sustainable development principles, reinforcing content and pedagogies.
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Provides an overview of the importance for learners to become global citizens and how educators can support student contribution to sustainable development through classroom activities. - (2016)
Provides an overview of what it means to be a global citizen and how students can contribute to sustainable development, offering various activities. - (2016)
Enables schools to become more climate-friendly and empowers children and young people to contribute to a healthier, fairer, and more environmentally sustainable society. - (2016)
Features examples on how to implement activities for strengthening climate action capacities at the national level. - (2014)
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Educators need to be empowered and equipped with the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors necessary in facilitating learners' transition to sustainable ways of life.
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Focuses on how to integrate sustainable development into education and includes several ESD professional development - (2012)
Designed to help secondary school teachers deal with complexity and use a multiple-perspective approach to education.
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Designed to help leaders and practitioners of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) improve their understanding and implementation of ESD using a whole-institution approach.
Young people who are becoming increasingly vocal and active, demanding urgent and decisive change and holding world leaders accountable, in particular to address the climate crisis.
A helpful guide to implement environmental projects from concept to execution.
Active cooperation between learning institutions and the community should be encouraged to ensure the necessary knowledge and practices for sustainable development.
An international policy-oriented network providing inspiration, know-how and best practice.- (2017)
Highlights concrete approaches to the development of green, healthy, equitable and inclusive learning cities, including entrepreneurship opportunities within these learning cities.
A short starter鈥檚 video on ESD in cities.- (2020)
Collection of examples on partnership and education for all, demonstrating how individuals from different walks of life or professional sectors can come together to learn and act in the pursuit of sustainable futures.
Member States are encouraged to engage in country initiatives to mainstream ESD in education and sustainable development.
- ESD Country Initiatives
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development encourages member states to conduct regular reviews of progress at both national and sub-national levels. These reviews aim to facilitate the sharing of experiences and thus accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
- ESD for 2030 Network
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In order to implement the five priority action areas of ESD for 2030, networking opportunities are organized to foster cross-national and cross sectoral collaboration.
An analysis of the quantitative responses of key Global Action Plan (GAP) key partners to each of the 10 indicators.
Member States and other stakeholders are encouraged to conduct communication, outreach and advocacy activities, engaging a broader audience and a wider group of education and sustainable development partners.
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Explains how education, in particular ESD, can be used to achieve the SDGs, and suggests topics and learning activities.
Designed for educators, educational planners and practitioners. It offers hundreds of pedagogical ideas for classroom activities and multimedia resources detailing how best to integrate ESD into teaching and learning, from early childhood to secondary education.
Trash Hacks are small actions to reduce waste which can lead to big ideas for the planet.
The One Planet network has formed to implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, which supports the global shift to SCP and the achievement of SDG 12.-
Global objectives of local communities using their local knowledge and a global network.
To support the implementation of the five priority action areas of ESD for 2030, see concrete evidence and strategic foresight of the latest developments in education and sustainable development sectors.
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Explores the meaning of "responsible transformative engagement" to clarify the role of education. - (2018)
To effectively implement the five priority action areas of ESD for 2030, mobilization of resources is crucial.
- UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme Launched in 1992, the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, promotes international inter-university cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work.
This network for institutions specializing in technical and vocational education offers an environment of exchange, cooperation and mutual assistance for its members, the UNEVOC Centres.
With more than 12,000 schools spread across 182 countries, the ASPnet is recognized as an effective tool in linking educational institutions across the world around a common goal: to build the defences of peace in the minds of children and young people.
Biosphere reserves are learning places for sustainable development, where we can test interdisciplinary methods to understand and manage interactions between social and ecological systems, including biodiversity management and conflict prevention.
A non-profit International Association officially established in 2014 subject to French legislation.
UNESCO promotes the safeguarding of worldwide cultural and natural heritage of exceptional value through the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted in 1972.
Intangible cultural heritage, which includes traditions or living expressions, is an important factor in maintaining cultural diversity in the face of increasing globalization.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), made up of 300 cities was created in 2004 to promote cooperation between cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
To effectively implement the five priority action areas of ESD for 2030, a systematic assessment of the progress of ESD for 2030 should take place.
- The Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development (2023)
The only global standard-setting instrument that lays out how education should be used to bring about lasting peace and foster human development. - (2009)
A monitoring and evaluation guide to support confidence and skills needed for the step-by-step process of project planning and related M&E activities.