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Article

14 Nov 2016

Author:
UNESCO

UNESCO report finds govts. & businesses have a role to play to improve access to education to meet Sustainable Development Goals

"2016 Global Education Monitoring Report Summary - Planet: Education for environmental sustainability and green growth", 2016

…The 2013/14 EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) analysed interdependencies and connections between education and other development goals…Educated citizens with greater environmental awareness and concern are more likely to get involved in political action to protect the environment…A survey…showed that farmers with more education were more likely to build resilience through adaptation…The transformation needed for a cleaner, greener planet requires integrative, innovative and creative thinking, cultivated jointly by schools, governments, civil society organizations and companies…People spend a great amount of time in the workplace, making it a useful location for informal and non-formal education. Over the past two to three decades, a series of corporate initiatives have been launched to reduce companies’ ecological footprint and educate staff and the public about environmental protection...Education and lifelong learning will also play a central part in the creation of a green and inclusive economy with sustainable models of production and consumption, and new and retooled sectors, industries and jobs...

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