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A Letter from the Future: UNESCO and the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

John Fien
John Fien*
Affiliation:
RMIT University
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†Professor of Sustainability, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia. Email: john.fien@rmit.edu.au
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Abstract

This paper begins with a letter of thanks from future generations for the wisdom our generation has shown in initiating a Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. It describes the overall goals of the Decade and focuses on the Action Plan being developed by UNESCO to guide its contributions as the international lead agency for the Decade. These are shown to be two-fold. The first is one of leadership, catalysing, coordinating and supporting activities around the world, especially supporting the re-orientation of national education systems and policies in support of sustainable development and encouraging civil society, the private sector and the media to participate. The second is as a substantive implementer of Education for Sustainable Development, itself, helping to create an enabling environment for the achievement of the objectives of the Decade.

Keywords

education for sustainable developmentUN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Type
Research Article
Information
Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , 2006 , pp. 63 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006 

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