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LIFE AND LIVING

Introduction

What is the ESD Toolkit

all about?

The Toolkit is a resource for Intermediate Phase Science Educators
covering different topics in all the Natural Science and Technology
strands.

The resource includes appropriate strategies for ESD, science
literacy and numeracy.

What is ESD?
In December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly adopted
a resolution to initiate a Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development (DESD), spanning from 2005 to 2014. Governments,
international organisations, NGOs, educational institutions and Info
schools were variously engaged in campaigns to promote ESD on
a global scale. For general information
on these campaigns
and activities, see the

The overall goal for the DESD was to integrate website (www.unesco.
org/education/desd)
the principles, values, and practices of sustainable of UNESCO, which was
development into all aspects of education and learning. designated as a lead
This education effort will encourage change in behavior agency in the above-
that will create a more sustainable future in terms of mentioned UN General
environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just Assembly resolution.
society for present and future generations.

ESD has now been recognised internationally as a key component
of quality education and as a consequence UNESCO adopted the Useful Websites
Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD as a follow-up to the http://en.unesco.org/
DESD in 2014. gap/goals-and-
objectives
Priority Action Area 3 in the GAP includes building capacities of
educators to integrate ESD into mainstream education.

In 2015, at the United Nations Development Programme Summit,
17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were put forward.
Goal 4 is Quality Education.

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