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Orienter l'enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels vers le développement durable: un document de discussion Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) The current Discussion Paper on “Orienting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Sustainable Development” presents an overview of key concepts, trends and issues in the field of TVET for sustainable development. It has been prepared by the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre, in consultation with a number of UNEVOC Centres and partner agencies and several leading researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working in this field. This paper reflects the outcomes of discussions that took place at the UNESCO International Experts Meeting on “Learning for Work, Citizenship and Sustainability”, which was held in Bonn, Germany, in October 2004. The current document is based on the discussion paper prepared for the UNESCO International Experts Meeting, and was modified in the light of the outcomes of this important meeting. 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. 
Working Together for a More Resilient and Sustainable Society: MOET, UNESCOand Samsung ESD Initiative; Final Report - Extended Version Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO Hanoi The overarching aim of the ESD Initiative is to support Viet Nam in shaping a more resilient and sustainable learning society. The strategy for the ESD Initiative was developed to establish enabling environments for students to better apply what they learn in school within their homes and communities, and to enhance the education of parents and the community through students. The strategy applies to various themes under ESD. In the case of the current implementation of the Initiative, the key areas are: climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster risk reduction and biodiversity conservation and restoration, in line with the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UN DESD) and national needs and strategies. 
Orienting technical and vocational education and training for sustainable development: a discussion paper Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) The current Discussion Paper on “Orienting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Sustainable Development” presents an overview of key concepts, trends and issues in the field of TVET for sustainable development. It has been prepared by the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre, in consultation with a number of UNEVOC Centres and partner agencies and several leading researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working in this field. This paper reflects the outcomes of discussions that took place at the UNESCO International Experts Meeting on “Learning for Work, Citizenship and Sustainability”, which was held in Bonn, Germany, in October 2004. The current document is based on the discussion paper prepared for the UNESCO International Experts Meeting, and was modified in the light of the outcomes of this important meeting. Country reports on education for sustainable development: centred on the five cluster countries of UNESCO office, Jakarta Year of publication: 2011 Author: Meeyoung Choi | Robert J. Didham Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta As the cluster office, UNESCO Office, Jakarta covers the implementation of all major programmes and mandates by UNESCO in these five countries as well as disseminates and shares information and knowledge in the fields of education, science, culture and communication in the Asia and Pacific region. Rapports nationaux sur l'éducation au développement durable: axés sur les cinq pays du bureau de l'UNESCO à Jakarta Year of publication: 2011 Author: Meeyoung Choi | Robert J. Didham Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta Le bureau de l'UNESCO à Jakarta couvre la mise en œuvre de tous les grands programmes et mandats de l'UNESCO dans ces cinq pays et diffuse et partage des informations et des connaissances dans les domaines de l'éducation, de la science, de la culture et de la communication dans la région de l'Asie et du Pacifique. 
The Conceptualization of competencies related to sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles Year of publication: 2017 Author: Irmeli Halinen Corporate author: UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) The education system of Finland has been developed soundly and steadily during the past 40 years. The guiding principles have been equity and equality in education as going hand in hand with the view to promote every individual’s life-long learning. Following these principles, it has strengthened the sustainability of the system itself. This report describes the role of sustainable development and the importance of learning a sustainable lifestyle in Finnish basic (primary and lower secondary) education. It highlights the goals, values, tasks, and the conceptualization of the competencies related to sustainability in the 2014 National Core Curriculum for basic education. In addition, it describes the sustainable nature of the curriculum reform process itself. The report examines the role and the contribution of various school subjects and key aspects, such as the school culture and the learning environment, in creating a strong knowledge base on which to build the values, attitudes, skills and the will needed for sustainable lifestyle, and in promoting sustainable ways of living. The report concludes with lessons drawn from the Finnish way of enhancing sustainability in education.