Agenda 21 National Implementation Slides

Education, including formal education, public awareness-rais-ing and training, is linked to virtually all areas in Agenda 21, and is recognized as critical for promoting sustainable develop-ment.

The objective of this cross-sectoral issue is to highlight all the educational programmes that have been captured in the sectoral tables.

1. Incorporation of Sustainable Development Principles into Formal Education.Agenda 21 (Ch.36) requests that Governments integrate sustainable development concepts in education (36.3). The following aspects of Education were drawn from specific sectoral chapters.

2. Universal Access to Basic Education (Combating Poverty)

3. Public Awareness-Raising on Health (Health)

4. Vehicle Volume Reduction Campaign (Transport)

5. Public Awareness-Raising Programme on Climate Change (Atmosphere)

6. Public Awareness-Raising on Sustainable Land Use (Land Management)

7. Public Awareness-Raising on Desertification (Desertification and Drought) Activities in this programme include Rural Education on Desertification, and Grass-Roots Training.

8. Public Awareness-Raising on Forests and Mountains (Forests/Mountains)

9. Training on Sustainable Forestry (Forests)

10. Farmers/Women’s Education Programmes and Training (Agriculture)

11. Public Awareness-Raising on Biodiversity (Biodiversity)

12. Training Programmes on Biodiversity Conservation (Biodiversity)

13. Public Awareness-Raising on Water Conservation (Freshwater)

14. Professional Training Programmes on Toxic Chemicals (Toxic Chemicals)

15. Public Awareness-Raising on Recycling (Hazardous, Solid and Radio Active Wastes)