Education for Sustainable Development
Projects from Botswana, Brazil and Germany win UNESCO-Japan
prize on Education for Sustainable Development.
With a world population of 7 billion people and limited
natural resources, we, as individuals and societies, need to
learn to live together sustainably. We need to take action
responsibly based on the understanding that what we do
today can have implications on the lives of people and the
planet in future. Education for Sustainable Development
empowers people to change the way they think and work
towards a sustainable future.
UNESCO aims to improve access to quality education on
sustainable development at all levels and in all social contexts,
to transform society by reorienting education and help people
develop knowledge, skills, values and behaviours needed for
sustainable development. It is about including sustainable
development issues, such as climate change and biodiversity
into teaching and learning. Individuals are encouraged to be
responsible actors who resolve challenges, respect cultural
diversity and contribute to creating a more sustainable world.
(https://en.unesco.org. Adaptado.)