ESD for 2030 Global Network

With the deadline Education 2030 Agenda approaching, it is crucial to accelerate the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development to deliver all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To support Member States in implementing the UNESCO Framework for the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) beyond 2019 and its Roadmap, and to follow up on the Berlin Declaration on Education to Sustainable Development (May 2021), UNESCO is establishing the new ESD for 2030 Global Network.

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Transforming education together: ESD-NET Global Meeting

18- 20 December 2023 in Tokyo, Japan

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Building upon UNESCO’s worldwide community of practice on ESD which was forged out of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in 2005, the Network aims to create synergy among members and foster cross-sectoral collaboration to support the implementation of ESD nationally, regionally, and globally.

The platform provides opportunities for exchange and collaboration among education authorities and professionals, youth, researchers, etc. through activities structured around the following objectives:

Promising practices, knowledge-sharing and mutual learning
Global advocacy and policy-making
Collaboration and partnerships
Monitoring and evaluation

To be part of the ESD-Net 2030 community of practice, subscribe to the ESD newsletter: English - French - Spanish

Interact with other members of ESD-Net through our LinkedIn page

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Frequently asked questions

Based on the success and lessons learned from the previous Global Action Programme (GAP), this network aims to facilitate the implementation of the ESD for 2030 framework and its Roadmap for implementation by enhancing knowledge sharing, collaboration, mutual learning, advocacy, monitoring, and evaluation, among a wide range of education stakeholders including governmental agencies, civil society organizations, educators, youth, research institutions, UN entities, and international development partners.

While the Network is broad and open, there will be some specific groups to be established as follows:

Group of ESD for 2030 countries: this group is comprised of the representatives of the ESD for 2030 Country Initiatives* and their key national implementing partners.
Group of global and regional partner institutions: this group is composed of UNESCO’s partners who are expected to enhance international cooperation in further promoting and implementing ESD.
ESD community of practice: any individual and/or institution interested in ESD, not covered by the above-mentioned two categories, is able to join the ESD-Net “community of practice.” To this end, they should register to the ESD Newsletter mailing list.

No. ESD-Net 2030 activities will be open to all who engage and implement ESD programmes and projects.

Yes. Any existing networks and associations are welcome to share and work with UNESCO and the ESD-Net 2030 members to strengthen collaboration, knowledge sharing and mutual learning.

Webinar on ESD pedagogy #3

21 September 2023

This session featured four organizations – the Office of Climate Education (OCE); the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)y; the Media Development Center (MDC) at Birzeit University, Palestine; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Greece – who delivered workshops covering a broad array of topics ranging from effective climate change education, using ‘design thinking’ to help students create carbon-neutral schools, community-based ESD for sustainable consumption, and strengthening media and information literacy of teachers.

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Webinar on ESD pedagogy #2

31 May 2023

The session featured four distinct organizations – Soneva Namoona Non-Governmental Organization; Global Schools Program, Sustainable Development Solutions Network; World’s Largest Lesson, Project Everyone; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Sweden/Kenya – who delivered workshops covering a broad array of topics ranging from personal leadership, ESD in primary education, inspiring a generation of global goals innovators, to embedding climate education in schools and municipalities.

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Webinar on ESD pedagogy #1

30 March 2023

This event featured four organizations working to bring ESD practices to life in various settings across the world. Each organization carried out a short workshop delivered by facilitators from a diversity of contexts.

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ESD-Net 2030 launch webinar

4 October 2022

This Webinar brought Member States, strategic partners and education stakeholders together to strengthen support for the implementation of ESD for 2030. Selected countries from across globe who presented their experiences and lessons learned on how they have prepared or are preparing their own country initiative - a country plan on how to map, mobilize and create synergies among ESD related national stakeholders. This webinar also highlighted the unique role of the cultural sector in mainstreaming ESD.

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Pillar 2: Global advocacy & policymaking

Global advocacy and policymaking will draw attention to ESD’s on-going contributions to addressing sustainability issues by securing commitments from local, national, regional, and international actors to facilitate and implement ESD.