Acknowledgements

The document was developed by the Section of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship, Division for Inclusion, Peace and Sustainable Development, Education Sector, UNESCO. Alexander Leicht and Julia Heiss coordinated the development of the draft.

UNESCO would like to express its profound gratitude to the lead author of the publication Marco Rieckmann (University of Vechta, Germany), who was supported by his team, Lisa Mindt and Senan Gardiner.

Drafts of the publication were reviewed by experts in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and various sectors relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thanks go in particular to Bárbara Avila, Section of Hydrological Systems and Water Scarcity, UNESCO; Carolee Buckler, Manitoba Education and Training, Canada; Christopher Castle, Section of Health and Education, UNESCO; Robert J. Didham, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan; Vera Dilari, Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, Greece; May East, Gaia Education, UK; Margherita Fanchiotti, Section on Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk Reduction, UNESCO; Ann Finlayson, Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEED), UK; Mario Franco, Millennium@ EDU Sustainable Education, Switzerland; Gerhard de Haan, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; Keith Holmes, Section for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, UNESCO; Livleen Kahlon, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India; Tintin Kartini, Jayagiri Centre, Indonesia; Ragini Kumar, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India; Greg Misiaszek, Beijing Normal University, China; Yoko Mochizuki, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, India; Miguel Ángel Moreno, Instituto Nacional de Formación y Capacitación del Magisterio (INAFOCAM), Dominican Republic; Tanvir Muntasim, ActionAid, Bangladesh; Zipporah Musyoki, WWF Regional Office for Africa, Kenya; Elaine Nevin, ECO-UNESCO, Ireland; Marianne Olesen, UN Women, USA; Amina Osman, The Commonwealth Secretariat, Health and Education Unit, UK; Oluwafunmilayo Oyatogun, Wahamba Development Organization, Nigeria; Ashok Regmi, International Youth Foundation, USA; Elyesh Sahyoun, Organisation De Développement Durable (ODDD), Lebanon; Robert Schreiber, Association of German Non-Governmental Development Organisations (VENRO); Pramod Sharma, Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India; Jinan Karameh Shayya, Lebanese University, Lebanon; Hannes Siege, Engagement Global, Germany; Zintle Songqwaru, The Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA); Victoria W. Thoresen, Hedmark University of Applied Sciences, Norway; Felisa Tibbitts, Human Rights Education and Training Centre (HREA), USA; Carlos Alberto Torres, University of California, USA; Jair Torres, Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES), UNESCO; Shepherd Urenje, Swedish International Centre of Education for Sustainable Development (SWEDESD); Raúl Valdés Cotera, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL); Hilligje van ‘t Land, International Association of Universities (IAU); Paul Warwick, Centre for Sustainable Futures, Plymouth University, UK; Jonathan Yee, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Canada; Daniela Zallocco, UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) National Coordinator, Argentina; Government of Japan.

Finally, thanks also to Cathy Nolan for the valuable editorial support.