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Key EfS Documents

UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

For detailed information about the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

UNESCO has set up a portal which provides briefings on the Decade.

The following section provides access to the key documents under these categories:

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International and Regional Documents
United Nations Economic and Social Council (2005) UNECE Strategy for education for sustainable development-adopted at the high level meeting, Vilnus, March
United Nations Economic and Social Council (2005) UNECE Strategy for education for sustainable development- Addendum 1 Background
United Nations Economic and Social Council (2005) *UNECE Strategy for education for sustainable development- Addendum 2 Explanatory Notes*
United Nations Economic and Social Council (2005) Vilnius Framework for the Implementation of the UNECE Strategy For Education For Sustainable Development
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (2005) UNECE Expert Group on Indicators.
United Nations Educational Scientifica and Cultural Organisation (2003) 'UNESCO and the International Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2015)' Connect vol XXVIII No.1-2 2003
UNESCO (2005) Draft International Implementation Scheme for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
UNESCO (2003) United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) Framework for the international implementation
UNESCO Bangkok Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (2005) Working Paper: Asia Pacific Regional Strategy forESD – UN Decade ESD
UNESCO Bangkok Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (2005) A Situational Analysis of ESD in Asia Pacific Region – UNDESD ESD
National Documents (Australia)
Australian Government Implementation Strategy for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Australian Government (2005) 'Extending the Vision: Australian Government engagement wit the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014', Paper presented by Joan Cornish at the VAEE DESD Forum, Melbourne 31 January 2005.
Australian National Commission for UNESCO (2005) 'Initiating the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in Australia: Report of a National Symposium', Melbourne: National Symposium, 7 July 2005.
Davidson, S. 'Transforming thinking' . Ecos 2005 Issue 123, pages 10 - 12,
Tilbury, D. (2005) 'The 10-year challenge'. Ecos 2005 Issue 123, pages 13 - 14,
Other related documents
Tilbury, D. and Goldstein, W. (2003) Supporting the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2015. IUCN Commission in Education and Communication.