In its 57th meeting in December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, 2005- 2014, (DESD) 'emphasizing that education is an indispensable element for achieving sustainable development'. It also designated UNESCO as the lead agency to promote and implement the Decade. More....
Centre for Environment Education helps
to strengthen ESD in India through its various programmes.
The DESD Quarterly Highlights- March, 2008, is now available. Click Here to view/ download.
An RCE is a network of existing formal, non-formal and informal education organisations, mobilised to deliver education for sustainable development to local and regional communities.
Handprint is a measure of ESD action; action that is directed to decrease the human footprint and make the world more sustainable. Handprint is a new tool being developed by Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India.
Education for Change (EfC) is the ENVIS Newsletter of Centre for Environment Education. EfC seeks to share views about the role of education in different aspects of development; the need for reorienting educational processes.
Delhi Sustainable Development Summit The DSDS - organized by TERI since 2001 -is an annual international undertaking to continuously provide knowledge and stimulate debate on various aspects of sustainable development.
The DESD Aroud the World CD is now available online! Click here
The 4th ICEE ended on 28 November, 2007.Click here for details
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