Education for Sustainable Development: A Roadmap (ESD for 2030)
Short description
The UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for 2030 Roadmap is a global policy framework that guides the integration of sustainability into education systems worldwide. It aims to empower learners with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to contribute to sustainable development and address global environmental challenges.
The roadmap outlines key priority areas, including advancing policy, transforming learning environments, building educator capacities, empowering youth, and accelerating local-level action. It emphasises the importance of interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking, and real-world engagement.
In the context of STEM education and Environment-Based Learning (EBL), the ESD framework supports the integration of environmental topics into science and mathematics teaching. It encourages educators to design learning experiences that connect classroom knowledge with real-world sustainability challenges.
This document is particularly relevant for disadvantaged educational contexts, as it promotes inclusive and equitable education, ensuring that all learners have access to quality education that prepares them for future challenges.
By providing a global reference framework, ESD for 2030 supports teachers and institutions in aligning educational practices with sustainability goals and environmental responsibility.
The roadmap outlines key priority areas, including advancing policy, transforming learning environments, building educator capacities, empowering youth, and accelerating local-level action. It emphasises the importance of interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking, and real-world engagement.
In the context of STEM education and Environment-Based Learning (EBL), the ESD framework supports the integration of environmental topics into science and mathematics teaching. It encourages educators to design learning experiences that connect classroom knowledge with real-world sustainability challenges.
This document is particularly relevant for disadvantaged educational contexts, as it promotes inclusive and equitable education, ensuring that all learners have access to quality education that prepares them for future challenges.
By providing a global reference framework, ESD for 2030 supports teachers and institutions in aligning educational practices with sustainability goals and environmental responsibility.
Target age group
8–10 / 11–14 / 15–18
- CategoryPolicy and Strategic Documents
- CountryUNESCO
- LanguageEnglish Greek Spanish Turkish
- Type of resourceDocument (PDF, Word, report, article)
