Consultation Document on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship - A Strategy for Wales

Education for sustainable development (ESD) gives people:

`the knowledge, values and skills to participate in decisions about the way we do things individually and collectively, both locally and globally, that will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for the future.` (Sustainable Development Education Panel, First Annual Report 1998).

The review of the Welsh Assembly Government’s sustainable development scheme in 2003 resulted in a new Sustainable Development (SD) Scheme. This scheme, "Starting to Live Differently", was adopted in March 2003. The action plan linked to this Scheme came into force in October 2004. This carried a stronger message of commitment, clearer outcomes, and a specific section relating to education. One of the top ten commitments outlined within the Action Plan was to produce a Wales-wide strategy for education for sustainable development and global citizenship. This Consultation Document will produce that Strategy.