Education for Sustainable development (ESD) - What is Sustainable Delopment (SD)? Exercise: - In six mixed groups discussion about SD: each group makes slogan/picture and we paste them at the wall

Content lecture -What is education for sustainable developement and why is it necessary?. -How sustainable is your lifestyle? - Ecological or global footprint -What is Sustainable development? - definition -Three aspects: three P’s -Education for SD -Four major thrusts -Is there hope???? - development-highlights_newshttp:// development-highlights_news

What is education for sustainable development and why is it necessary??  Have a discussion with your neigbour  The movie  development_news development_news

Questions for thinking during the movie:  What are the similarities and differences between your views and what is said in the movie  What is the problem and what is the challenge in the movie  What is or are the solution(s)  Is this a sustainable solution? Why?  Is it connected with your life?? How?

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT  "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987, p 43

Ecological or global footprint: what does it mean?  Everyone needs to live, to eat and recreate: you need a little piece of the earth  The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources a human population consumes, and to assimilate associated waste. Using this assessment, it is possible to estimate how much of the Earth (or how many planet Earths) it would take to support humanity if everybody followed a given lifestyle.ecosystemspopulationEarth

How sustainable is your present life style? How much earth does your lifestyle require? Complete the ecological footprint quiz and calculate the average of your national group for each category: Carbon footprint, Food footprint, Housing footprint, Goods and services footprint. You visited: 7

Get your data out now. Calculate means for your group, and bring the means to the front desk.

Ecological Footprint Table (Means are in Hectares) CategoryCarbonFoodHousingGoods & Services Total (Hectares) Group 1(Poland) Group2 (Kroatië) Group 3 (Belgium) Group 4 (Kroatie) Group5 (Slowakije) Group6 (Netherlands Total per Category 9

10 Take a look at the table of data all of your groups generated. What are the main trends you see? What does this mean in terms of how we live our lives and resulting impacts on the environment? Which country needs the most space of the earth? How can you reduce your footprint?

Did you know that the ecological footprint in the U.S. is about… hectares per person, whereas the planet has a capacity of only 1.8 hectares per person?

Are our present lifestyles sustainable? A.Yes B.To some extent C.Probably not D.No 12

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT  "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987, p 43

Sustainability Sustainability refers to how well an ecosystem can ‘sustain’ itself (or carry out it’s ecological processes). It can also refer to what people do: When people use resources from an ecosystem without seriously affecting its health and biodiversity. Finding a balance

What is sustainability? What is social acceptability? (People) What is economic viability? (Prosperity or profit) What is environmental suitability?( Planet) Social acceptability(people) Environmental suitability (Planet) Economic viability (prosperity) 15 What is the balance?

Equilibrity between three P’s: People, Planet, Prosperity

What is sustainability? For example: selecting a car What is social acceptability? What is economic viability? What is environmental suitability? Social acceptability(people) Environmental suitability (Planet) Economic viability (prosperity) 17 Define these concepts as a group

What is sustainability? Selecting a car What is social acceptability? What is economic viability? What is environmental suitability? Social acceptability(people) - How safe is this car -the circumstances in the car’s factory -human rights -cultural diversity Environmental suitability (Planet) - Which pollutants are emitted into the environment - How much carbon dioxide is emitted - How noisy -how big is the car -how much space is needed for roads -what kind of materials? -recycling possible Economic viability (prosperity) -in which country is the car made - Can you afford the car -how was the car imported to your country -who earns the profits -which kind of energy: electricity or benzin or gas -fair trade? 18 Where is the balance?? What kind of a car is the most balanced between the three P’s? People/planet/Prosperity

The movie  Which three P’s you can remark, and is there a balance?  How?  Remark the two dimensions: Place here and there and -Time: now and in the future

What is sustainability? Producing chocolate What is social acceptability? What is economic viability? What is environmental suitability? Social acceptability(people) Environmental suitability (Planet) Economic viability (prosperity) 20 As a group, define these concepts.

Influences of mankind in ecosystems Human disturbances have probably had the most drastic effects on succession in both forested and non-forested lands.: For example  Pollution of water  Intensive Agriculture  Over grazing,  Land clearing and logging  Fragmentation may have greatly disturbed large scale ecosystem processes.  Other human caused disturbances include the introduction of non-native species, the elimination of species  Climate change. The effects of these and other human caused disturbances has had dramatic effects on ecosystems on both local and landscape scales, and as with global warming the effects on vegetation and secession will be seen across the world.  Population growth  Destroying woods  Removing specific organisms

Source: UN Population Division 2004; Lee, 2003; Population Reference Bureau Our pressures on the planet have increased with numbers 1 billion (1800) 4 billion (1975) 2 billion (1920) 6.7 billion (2009) science

$1 trillion in 1900 $ 10 trillion in 1967 $ 70 trillion in 2008 World GDP (trillion 1990 dollars) Source: CIA World Fact Book Generating great wealth but paying a great price Great wealth without FCC – Full Cost Accounting

Biomass of Table Fish (tons per km 2 ) Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; Christensen et al. 2003

From: Steffen et al. 2004

Many Paths to SD Which ones? How can we realize this? Do we have directly influence on these items?  Good legislation/governance  Economic incentives  Overcoming corruption  Environmental protection  Human rights/security  Infrastructure (roads to banking)  40 issues identified in Agenda 21:  1 such issue is education, public awareness and training

Education for SD In international groups : Have a discussion and give a short presentation  Why important?  How you can do this: in schools/ in social work/ as a pedagogical worker  4 views: -what do future teachers to know about sustainability -what do future teachers/children have to do with sustainability -How do we have to live together -How are children/teachers to be

“Education is a key and vital element in moving sustainability forward…” Report of the UN Sec. General  Agenda 21(Rio)  Millennium Goals  Earth Charter  UN Commission for Sustainable Development  WSSD (Johannesburg)  UN Resolution- UN Decade of ESD ( )

Four major thrusts in Education for sustainability

The 4 Major Thrusts of ESD Agenda , UNESCO-96, UNCSD -98, JPOI-2002  1Public awareness/understanding  2Access to quality basic education  3Reorienting existing education  4Training programs for all sectors

1 - Raising the Level of Public Awareness and Understanding  Build public awareness  Informed citizenry – political support & preparation for democratic change  Wise consumers  Raising the level of the discussion  Changing lifestyle where possible

2. Facilitating Development Through Improving Quality Education  100 million children ages 6 to 11 never attend school in the developing countries  90% of school aged are in developing/emerging nations  Millions more are “under- educated” in both the South and the North

3 rd Thrust: Reorienting Existing Education  Most educated nations = deepest ecological footprints  Equity at present standards means we need 2 more Earths !  Hard to find

Why do we teach what we teach ?  To preserve culture _____%  To prepare/train for work _____%  To care for environment _____%  To live a full, meaningful life _____%  To contribute to society _____%  To be creative and resourceful _____%  To live a religious life _____%  To live together in peace _____%  To be self-sufficient _____% What is the vision for our schools ?

Training -the 4 th thrust  Training for All  Training in ESD  Capacity building  Technology transfer  Implementing innovative practices

Challenges and Barriers  Recognition that education plays a crucial role  Linking ESD to existing education issues  Structuring ESD in the curriculum  Using the complexity of SD to develop critical thinking skills  Linking ESD to community issues  Engaging the traditional disciplines  Building human capacity  Developing resources

Much is Happening  Sustainable schools  Education reform  School Administration training  Corporate training at all levels  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  Public concern

Summary Whether it is institution wide or at the level of an individual, we must plan ahead and collaborate to develop effective strategies.

Teacher-educators  Have broad influence  Educate next generation of teachers.  Sit on national curriculum committees.  Write textbooks for elementary & secondary.  Invited to give advice to ministries.  Speak at conferences.  Publish.  At local, regional, and national levels.

The Need for Hope Speak of solutions Our ability to change/survive etc Age appropriate Education verses indoctrination Ministry guidelines and Our need to learn by acting and experimenting now before the worlds poor suffer unbearably! We will change – but when and how!

Workshop Deirdre and Mirjam Sustainable decision making

Workshop Deirdre and Mirjam Frozen strawberries € 2,99 (per 500 grams) Grown in Croatia Articial pesticides and chemical fertilizers used € 2,60 (per 500 grams) Grown in Spain No pesticides and fertilizers used Fresh strawberries

Workshop Deirdre and Mirjam 