Publications
UNESCO has set up an ESD Publications series, called « Education for sustainable development in action », to reflect ESD actions in different fields and countries, which include ESD:
Technical Papers
Technical papers deal in depth with specific technical ESD issues and related concepts.
Guidelines and recommendations for reorienting teacher education to address sustainability
Links between the global initiatives in education
Good Practices
"Good practices" are initiatives, projects and/or policies closely related to Education for Sustainable Development that provide examples of practice, generate ideas and contribute to policy development.
Good practices in education for sustainable development teacher education institutions
Good practices in the UNECE region
ESD Good Practices using the Earth Charter
Policy Dialogue
ESD Policy Dialogue tools aim at providing decision-makers with strategic orientations on how to infuse ESD into education, environment and development policies.
EFA-ESD dialogue: educating for a sustainable world
Education and the search for a sustainable future
Education for Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals
Education and national sustainable development strategies
Education for sustainable development and climate change
Learning and Training tools
Significant efforts are been made as part of the DESD to enhance the availability of teaching, training, learning and resource materials on ESD issues through a wide set of practical tools.
Education for sustainable development toolkit
Media as partners in education for sustainable development: a training and resource kit
YouthXchange: towards sustainable lifestyles; training kit on responsible consumption, the guide
CD-ROM ‘Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future’
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