Are you getting it right?

The right to education is a fundamental human right essential for achieving Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Global UN initiatives are linked to both enable and promote ESD. Do you really have a clear idea of who does what and how? Test your knowledge of the big picture on sustainable development issues.

Big Vision Quiz

QUESTIONS

Question 1

Is education for sustainable development (ESD) the same as environmental education?

• Yes
• No

Question 2

Why is it important to educate youth about SD?

• They are the decision-makers of the future
• Our current lifestyles are not sustainable
• Both

Question 3

Why is it important to enhance public awareness and understanding of sustainable development?

• To build a global active citizenry for sustainable change
• To create media opportunities

Question 4

Is there a need for ethics in SD?

• Yes
• No

Question 5

The phrase Sustainable Development first started emerging at which UN conference?

• Johannesburg 2002
• Stockholm 1972
• Rio 1992

Question 6

Sustainable Development is best defined as

• “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.”
• “development today that does not compromise the future.”
• “development that can last.”

Question 7

What is Agenda 21?

• A global plan of action related to environment and development
• A UN decade to promote SD
• A UNESCO ESD programme

Question 8

What is the difference between MDGs, EFA and DESD?

• they have nothing in common
• they overlap since they all focus on education as a key to human development
• they share a common vision but with different approaches

Question 9

As lead agency for the DESD, UNESCO seeks to

• catalyze and coordinate efforts in ESD
• strengthen regional networking and collaboration

Question 10

Are all sectors of UNESCO responsible for implementing the Decade of ESD?

• Yes
• No
• Not sure

Check your answers.