Future of ESD: share your views in UNESCO's online consultation
What makes people act for sustainable development? How can education help make the transformation? All ZOOM readers are invited to review the draft UNESCO position paper on the future of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and share comments by 9 November 2018.More >> In July, UNESCO had already consulted its Member States at a Technical Consultation Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. More >>
Namibia, Indonesia and Estonia home to winners of UNESCO-Japan Prize
This year's UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD was awarded last week to three brilliant winners who each received USD 50,000. Learn more about their inspiring projects below:
VIDEO: the three winners of the ESD Prize 2018
A floating school brings ESD to Indonesian islanders in a unique habitat The 34-metre Kalabia ship staffed by local educators tours more than 100 remote coastal islands teaching young people and their community about the importance of preserving their natural habitat. More >>
Changing hearts and minds among the sand dunes of the Namib Desert The transformation starts the minute young people, their families and community members arrive to spend a week living and learning by experience in a purpose-built sustainable environment. More >>
How an Estonian clean-up project snowballed to include the whole world It started with an idea to inspire the population of Estonia to get involved with cleaning up their country and ended by mobilizing 35 million people in 159 countries - and a phone app played a key role. More >>
New campaign calls on youth to use kindness to meet SDG targets
UNESCO's Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development has just launched an International Youth Campaign on Kindness. It promotes transformational and selfless acts to further the Sustainable Development Goals. More >>
Exciting 'time machine' game helps youth solve climate change challenges
An innovative digital game called 'Possible World' is one way Finland is engaging youth in Education for Sustainable Development. It sends players into the future to address climate change. The aim is to encourage youth to make sustainable choices in their daily lives. More >>
Teachers’ network in Cambodia puts ESD into practice
A community pulling together to clean up a dirty lake illustrates key aspects of sustainable living at the core of a recent initiative in Cambodia. It brings teachers together to explore integrating ESD into their training. More >>
Asian countries share their experience in promoting ESD and the SDGs
A regional workshop in Okayama, Japan drew together more than 40 participants from 16 Asian countries to work out how best to engage communities in ESD and the Sustainable Development Goals.More >>
Interview: Japanese sustainability pioneer on how a good idea has become a global model
Tomi Matsuba has helped breathe new life into the Japanese town of Omori using sustainability principles. In an interview, Ms Matsuba talks about preservation of culture, consumerism, her philosophy and her strong connection to Thai culture.More >>
Poor rural communities learn to harness the wind for a sustainable future
Small wind turbines use the power of the wind to bring electricity and knowledge to rural communities across the globe. A UK-based association shares knowledge on the turbines and connects interested communities around the world. More >>
Dynamic collaboration on UNESCO schools in sub-Saharan Africa
A workshop brought together 40 National Coordinators of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network in Windhoek, Namibia to enable them to develop strategic educational projects contributing to the Education 2030 Agenda. More >>
Times Higher Education developing ranking for universities and SDGs
A new global university ranking system aims to measure institutions' success in delivering the SDGs. The first edition will include information related to 11 of the 17 SDGs with the others to follow. More >>
Most students worldwide want ESD integrated in all university courses
A survey carried out by the National Union of Students of the UK found that the majority of students canvassed around the world think their universities should actively incorporate sustainable development in every facet of student life. More >>
Check out... ...our video summary of UNESCO's Member State consultation
on the Future of ESD:
