Our mission is to support the Earth Charter Initiative by advancing the use of the Charter in educational settings all over the world. This also involves ensuring that the Initiative’s goal of education for a sustainable way of life is accomplished.
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Welcome to The Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development
Center's Objective
The Center's primary objective is to promote education for sustainable development processes. We also seek to increase the adoption and use of the Earth Charter as an educational tool and guiding framework by as many teachers, educators and learners as possible, in formal and nonformal educational settings around the world. The Center's secondary objective is to serve as a general resource for the Earth Charter Initiative in Latin America. Read more about our objectives, projects and activities.
The Center's Strategic Priorities
Projects and Activities
Workshops and Courses
Resource Center
The Earth Charter Education Center, in collaboration with affiliates, partners, advisors and council members, is developing and managing a comprehensive list of resources on ESD and EC and will be providing a list of selected best resources.
Partners and Advisors
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UNESCO Endorses the Earth Charter
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 During its 32nd General Conference in October 2003, UNESCO adopted a resolution "recognizing the Earth Charter as an important ethical framework for sustainable development." The resolution affirms member states' intention to "utilize the Earth Charter as an educational instrument, particularly in the framework of the United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development" (DESD). UNESCO has since developed a framework for the Implementation Scheme for the Decade which mentions the Earth Charter again as an important educational tool for the DESD.Image: Kim Corrigan |
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What is Education for Sustainable Development?
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 Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) processes emphasize the need for stimulating holistic, integrated and interdisciplinary approaches to developing the knowledge and skills needed for a sustainable future, as well as changes in values, behaviour, and lifestyle. More...Images: Kim Corrigan |
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The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 - 2014)
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 The overall goal of the DESD is to integrate the values inherent in sustainable development into all aspects of learning to encourage changes in behavior that allow for a more sustainable and just society for all. More... |
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Relationship with the University for Peace
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 The Center is based at the Costa Rica campus of the University for Peace (UPEACE), and has a formal strategic partnership with UPEACE. Among other things, this partnership involves... More... |
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