National Initiatives

The Australian Government has adopted the objectives of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, and outlined its policy response in Caring for our Future: The Australian Government Strategy for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainability, 2005 - 2014

The priorities for action are identified in Living Sustainably: the Australian Government’s National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability

In a number of countries including Australia, the term Education for Sustainability (EFS) is more commonly used than Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).