Worldly Education (34.5)

In December 2002, the United Nations declared the period from 2005 to 2014 the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). As with any global endeavour, eloquent proclamations about the initiative are easy to find. Just take a look at the DESD website, which is constantly updated with glowing pronouncements explaining the UN’s mission to infuse sustainability into education curricula worldwide. ...