EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

E D U C AT I O N F O R S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y. T H E R O L E O F E D U C AT I O N. IN ENGAGING AND EQUIPPING. PEOPLE FOR CHANGE. w h at i s s u s ta i n a b i l i t y ? A decade into the There are many definitions of Some insights that help us to SUSTAINABILITY , which are influenced engage more effectively with twenty-first century, the by people's values and culture. change for SUSTAINABILITY include: world faces substantial, The best known of these is the There is no proven recipe for UN definition of sustainable complex and interlinked development, now commonly success. SUSTAINABILITY is an ongoing learning-by-doing development and lifestyle referred to as the Brundtland process that actively involves definition, which states: challenges and problems. stakeholders in undertaking Sustainable development is change. The challenges arise development that meets the Many of our current practices from values that have needs of the present without can be destructive.

Government’s National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability.5 Through information and awareness, but more importantly by building people’s capacity to innovate and implement solutions, Education for Sustainability is essential to re-orienting the way we live and work, and to Australia becoming a sustainable society.

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