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Décennie des Nations Unies pour L'Education au Service du Développement Durable (DEDD 2005-2014): les deux premières années Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO The implementation of the DESD has made considerable progress since its international launch in March 2005. Apart from regional and national launches, progress has been achieved in both institutional and programmatic areas at international, regional and national levels. The objective of this report is not solely to highlight and showcase to Member States all that has been achieved in the two years since the international launch. The report also takes stock of on-going UNESCO initiatives, established prior to the Decade, which are providing major contributions to the implementation of the DESD, and thus cannot be by-passed. Equally important are the recommendations to remedy problems in the implementation of the DESD and strengthen those measures that are working efficiently. 
The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD 2005-2014): the first two years Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO The implementation of the DESD has made considerable progress since its international launch in March 2005. Apart from regional and national launches, progress has been achieved in both institutional and programmatic areas at international, regional and national levels. The objective of this report is not solely to highlight and showcase to Member States all that has been achieved in the two years since the international launch. The report also takes stock of on-going UNESCO initiatives, established prior to the Decade, which are providing major contributions to the implementation of the DESD, and thus cannot be by-passed. Equally important are the recommendations to remedy problems in the implementation of the DESD and strengthen those measures that are working efficiently. Education for sustainable development: linking learning and happiness Year of publication: 2007 Author: Joel Bacha Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok Education for Sustainable Development programmes demonstrating the link between learning and wellbeing and happiness are beginning to emerge throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In small communities throughout the Pacific islands, for example, ESD approaches are helping to engage communities in decision-making about their own lives. L'éducation au développement durable: lier l'apprentissage et le bonheur Year of publication: 2007 Author: Joel Bacha Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok Des programmes d'éducation pour le développement durable qui démontrent le lien entre l'apprentissage et le bien-être et le bonheur commencent à émerger dans toute la région Asie-Pacifique. Dans les petites localités des îles du Pacifique, par exemple, les approches EDD aident les communautés à prendre des décisions concernant leur propre vie. Tales of hope: grassroots activities of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Asia and the Pacific Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) This publication is a compilation of the keynote speeches, case presentations, and reports of the field visits conducted during the abovementioned seminar. Chapter Ⅰ presents two highly suggestive keynote speeches, describing the current challenges of “Sustainable Development” and “Education.” The case presentations in Chapter Ⅱ illustrate grassroots activities, well exemplifying ESD, which had been implemented even before the launch of UNDESD, to be followed by commentaries from ESD perspectives. Chapter Ⅲ is dedicated to describing, as an innovative approach to ESD, the “Asaza Project,” a strategy for establishing a sustainable society in the Lake Kasumigaura catchment basin in Japan. Histoires d'espoir: activités de base de l'éducation pour le développement durable (EDD) en Asie et dans le Pacifique Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) Cette publication est une compilation des discours d'ouverture, des présentations de cas et des rapports des visites sur le terrain menées au cours du séminaire susmentionné. Le chapitre Ⅰ présente deux discours liminaires très suggestifs décrivant les défis actuels du développement durable et de l'éducation. Les présentations de cas présentées au chapitre Ⅱ illustrent les activités de base, qui illustrent bien l'EDD, qui avait été mise en œuvre avant le lancement de l'UNDEDD. Suivis des commentaires des perspectives EDD. Le chapitre Ⅲ est consacré à décrire, en tant qu'approche novatrice de EDD, le «Projet Asaza», une stratégie pour établir une société durable dans le bassin versant du lac Kasumigaura au Japon. 
Good practices in education for sustainable development: teacher education institutions Year of publication: 2007 Author: Rosalyn McKeown Corporate author: UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher Education towards Sustainability | International Network of Teacher Education Institutions The case studies in this document reflect individual and institutional efforts to reorient curriculum, programs, practices, and policies to address sustainability at institutions of teacher education. The studies come from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. The case studies deal with professional development for in-service teachers, curriculum revision at the pre-service level, research with students in a local school, greening of a building and its garden, creating a network of universities, starting a journal, and creating new undergraduate and graduate programs. The diversity of efforts is broad; the impact is deep. The dedication of teacher educators around the world is evident on every page of this document. Les bonnes pratiques en matière d'éducation pour le développement durable: institutions de formation des enseignants Year of publication: 2007 Author: Rosalyn McKeown Corporate author: UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher Education towards Sustainability | International Network of Teacher Education Institutions Les études de cas présentées dans ce document reflètent les efforts individuels et institutionnels pour réorienter le curriculum, les programmes, les pratiques et les politiques de lutte contre le développement durable dans les établissements de formation des enseignants. Les études viennent d'Afrique, d'Asie, des Caraïbes, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord. Les études de cas portent sur le développement professionnel des enseignants en service, la révision des programmes au niveau pré-services, la recherche avec les étudiants dans une école locale, l'écologisation d'un bâtiment et son jardin, la création d'un réseau d'universités, à partir d'un journal, et la création de nouveaux programmes de premier cycle et des cycles supérieurs. La diversité des efforts est large; l'impact est profond. Le dévouement des formateurs d'enseignants à travers le monde est évident sur chaque page de ce document. Cadre pour une stratégie de communication en appui à la décennie des Nations Unies pour l'éducation en vue du développement durable Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO The following framework for a DESD Communication Strategy seeks to provide guidelines for different stakeholders to come together and work on a joint harmonious communication strategy, dedicated to furthering the exchange of information on ESD issues in order to: • share ESD information and resources between and among partners; • promote better cooperation among partners doing ESD work and create synergies; • reduce duplication of efforts in programme planning, design, and ESD advocacy; • strengthen individual partner's ability to help create a viable future by working together with others, with each partner contributing its own "piece of the puzzle". Minimum elements of a DESD communication strategy include an appropriate emphasis on: • dissemination of basic ESD information to all partners; • dissemination of available information sources pertinent to partners’ needs in ESD; • sharing prototype training materials, experiences of demonstration activities and related resources for testing, adapting and translating them to other cultural contexts; • dissemination of information about the experiences of project participants, emphasizing openness and clarity about problems encountered, in order to allow others to benefit from the lessons learned in practice. 
Framework for a DESD communication strategy in support of the UN decade of education for sustainable development Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO The following framework for a DESD Communication Strategy seeks to provide guidelines for different stakeholders to come together and work on a joint harmonious communication strategy, dedicated to furthering the exchange of information on ESD issues in order to: • share ESD information and resources between and among partners; • promote better cooperation among partners doing ESD work and create synergies; • reduce duplication of efforts in programme planning, design, and ESD advocacy; • strengthen individual partner's ability to help create a viable future by working together with others, with each partner contributing its own "piece of the puzzle". Minimum elements of a DESD communication strategy include an appropriate emphasis on: • dissemination of basic ESD information to all partners; • dissemination of available information sources pertinent to partners’ needs in ESD; • sharing prototype training materials, experiences of demonstration activities and related resources for testing, adapting and translating them to other cultural contexts; • dissemination of information about the experiences of project participants, emphasizing openness and clarity about problems encountered, in order to allow others to benefit from the lessons learned in practice.