4.+Sustainability+in+the+21st+Century

=**GREEN EDUCATION POLICY **= **Sustainability in the 21st Century** 

**A 21st Century Definition**

**"Sustainable development is seeking to meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future generations. We have to learn our way out of current social and environmental problems and learn to live sustainably.

Sustainable development is a vision of development that encompasses populations, animal and plant species, ecosystems, natural resources and that integrates concerns such as the fight against poverty, gender equality, human rights, education for all, health, human security, intercultural dialogue, etc."** 



**Education for Sustainable Development vs. Environmental Education** **Environmental education is not education for sustainable development. Education for sustainable development encompasses the environment, society, economy and culture as the foundation.**

**Society:** **an understanding of social institutions and their role in change and development, as well as the democratic and participatory systems which give opportunity for the expression of opinion, the selection of governments, the forging of consensus and the resolution of differences.**

**Environment:** **an awareness of the resources and fragility of the physical environment and the affects on it of human activity and decisions, with a commitment to factoring environmental concerns into social and economic policy development.**

**Economy:**  **a sensitivity to the limits and potential of economic growth and their impact on society and on the environment, with a commitment to assess personal and societal levels of consumption out of concern for the environment and for social justice.**

