Action plan for implementing education for sustainable development in the Pacific islands 2008-2014

Abstract

As affirmed in the 2000 Dakar Education for All Framework for Action, education is well- recognised as essential to sustainable development, peace and stability with in and amongst countries. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) seeks to Integrate the values inherent in sustainable development into all aspects of learning to encourage changes in behaviour that allow for a more sustainable and just society for all. The declaration of 2005-2014 as the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development by the UN General Assembly, has added impetus to global efforts in ESD.